ENTERTAINMENT

Cedric the Entertainer has novel coming in September

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NEW YORK – Call him the Cedric the Novelist. Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Wednesday that it will publish a novel in September by Cedric the Entertainer. “Flipping Boxcars,” billed as a “valentine” to 1940s crime fiction, is scheduled for Sept. 12. “Flipping Boxcars is an homage to my grandfather, who I never … Read more

UK blocks Microsoft-Activision gaming deal, biggest in tech

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British antitrust regulators on Wednesday blocked Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard, thwarting the biggest tech deal in history over worries that it would stifle competition for popular titles like Call of Duty in the fast-growing cloud gaming market. The Competition and Markets Authority said in its final report that “the … Read more

Marshall High School alum to make afterlife gazing feature film in San Antonio

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Zach Goodwin is trying to shred the stress of fundraising for his first feature film, ‘Stitched,’ by having all the fun he can. SAN ANTONIO — ‘Stitched‘ is not Zach Goodwin’s first swing at directing, writing, or producing. As a graduate of Marshall High School, it’s not his first project shot in San Antonio. It … Read more

Kingsolver, O’Farrell among Women’s Prize fiction finalists

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LONDON – An Appalachian update on Charles Dickens and a tale told by a dolphin are among the six finalists announced Wednesday for the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction. American writer Barbara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead,” a reworking of “David Copperfield” set in modern-day Virginia, and U.K. novelist Laline Paull’s deep-sea drama “Pod” are among the … Read more