Liz Phair gets 2-book deal at Random House

Liz Phair gets 2-book deal at Random House

NEW YORK

Liz Phair is fulfilling a longtime dream: to be an author.

The rock star known for “Exile in Guyville” and other albums has a two-book deal with Random House.

The publisher announced recently the first book is called “Horror Stories.” It’s billing the book as a “rich and kaleidoscopic memoir” about fame, parenthood, love and “everything in between.” A release date has not been determined.

The 50-year-old Phair said in a statement issued through Random House she has been working on stories for the past decade.

No details have been given for the second book. Phair has spoken in the past about writing a novel. She already has written reviews, praising Keith Richards’ memoir “Life” in The New York Times.

New Orleans mayor writing book about race

NEW YORK

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is working on a book about his views on race and his support for taking down four Confederate monuments earlier this year.

Viking told The Associated Press recently that Landrieu’s “In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History” will come out in March.

The publisher announced that the Democratic mayor will trace his personal history and look at the larger history of racism in the U.S.

Landrieu says the country is at a “pivotal moment” and that he hopes to offer a path out of the current divisions of race, religion and politics.

The 57-year-old Landrieu is the first white mayor of mostly black New Orleans in decades. He has called the Confederate statues celebratory of a South that defended slavery.

Comic with Superman’s 1st appearance to be auctioned in December

LOS ANGELES

A well-preserved issue of the 1938 comic book that first featured Superman is heading to the auction block.

Profiles in History announced recently that it will sell a copy of Action Comics #1 at a Dec. 19 auction in Los Angeles. The comic, which features Superman hoisting a car over his head on its cover, is expected to sell for between $800,000 to $1.2 million.

The auction house says the comic is in its original condition and has been rated in fine/very fine condition.

The sale comes a few months before the 80th anniversary of Superman’s debut.

The auction features other Superman memorabilia, including a costume worn by actor Christopher Reeve in 1983’s “Superman III.”

Associated Press