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Oprah Winfrey, David Letterman and Ellen DeGeneres are among the moderators tapped to appear with former first lady Michelle Obama on her upcoming tour for her book The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times. 

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Michelle Obama is hitting the road this fall to publicize her upcoming book “The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times,” and a star-studded lineup of moderators is scheduled to appear alongside the Former First Lady for tour dates across the country.

UPDATE, Wednesday Aug. 24: First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for Covid again, in what her spokesperson described as a rebound case.

Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 while vacationing in South Carolina with her family, including President Joe Biden, and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said Tuesday.Elizabeth Alexander, the first lady's communications director, announced the positive test, saying she will remain in South Carolina until she receives two negative COVID-19 tests. «After testing negative for COVID-19 on Monday during her regular testing cadence, the First Lady began to develop cold-like symptoms late in the evening,» Alexander said in a statement. «She tested negative again on a rapid antigen test, but a PCR test came back positive.

NEW YORK -- A coalition of arts organizations is distributing more than $4 million in aid to nonprofits around the U.S. that have sustained losses during the pandemic.The Literary Arts Emergency Fund, established in 2020, includes the Academy of American Poets, the Community of Literary Magazine & Presses and the National Book Foundation.

President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden are set to host a wedding reception for their eldest granddaughter, Naomi Biden, this fall. The first lady’s communications director Elizabeth Alexander confirmed the news to CNN earlier this week.

NEW YORK -- Poet Carl Phillips has received a $75,000 honor for a body of work which displays “exceptional talent.”On Monday, Poets & Writers announced that the 61-year-old Phillips has won the Jackson Prize, which in previous years has gone to Elizabeth Alexander, Claudia Rankine and current U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo, among others.

Maya Angelou and Elizabeth Alexander. A native and resident of Los Angeles and the country's first National Youth Poet Laureate, Gorman told The Associated Press last week that she planned to combine a message of hope for President Joseph Biden's inaugural without ignoring "the evidence of discord and division.” She had completed a little more than half of “The Hill We Climb” before Jan.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Renfrewshire Foodbank has announced it will not be accepting donations throughout January as part of the effort to halt the rapid spread of coronavirus.Senior manager Elizabeth Alexander said she is concerned for people's safety with a new strain of Covid-19 causing a major surge in infection rates.And although the charity has had stringent social distancing protocols in place at all its bases, staff have

Foodbank staff say they have been "overwhelmed" by the generosity of Renfrewshire residents throughout the testing coronavirus lockdown.