“Covert Affairs” star Hill Harper, whose off-screen literary works have been featured in The Starr Report over the years, has another book about to hit the stores.
This one is called “Letters to an Incarcerated Brother: Encouragement, Hope, and Healing for Inmates and Their Loved Ones.”
Out Nov. 5, the book was inspired by inmates who’ve written to Harper seeking his guidance and advice. Many of those letters were sent to the actor following the publication of his “Letters to a Young Brother,” which was named Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association (it also won two NAACP awards). Harper, who founded Manifest Your Destiny — an outreach program for at-risk teens — also starred for nine seasons as Dr. Sheldon Hawkes on “CSI: New York.”
The season finale of “Covert Affairs,” in which Harper plays Calder Michaels, airs Nov. 21 on USA.
More books: Arthur Samuel Joseph, the creator of “Vocal Awareness” — he’s worked with Angelina Jolie, Pierce Brosnan and Emily and Zoey Deschanel, among others — has a new book out called “Vocal Leadership: 7 Minutes a Day to Communication Mastery” (McGraw-Hill). It’s official release date is this Friday, Oct. 11.
Here, there and in Jersey
Ch. 11’s Marvin Scott was in Belfast last week to officiate the awarding of International Ellis Island Medals of Honor to former Northern Ireland leaders: First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness before flying back to the US to emcee the Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Coast Guard and Airmen’s Club gala (at the Pierre and honoring Prince Andrew and Bob Woodruff). He’ll also emcee this Thursday’s Adopt-A-Soldier Platoon’s “Salute to American Heroes” gala (Belleville, NJ).
Veteran actor Armand Assante, meanwhile, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the State of New Jersey’s Golden Door International Film Festival in Jersey City this Thursday.
Last, but not least . . .
“Schooled: The Price of College Sports” — executive-produced by Bobby Valentine (yes, that Bobby Valentine) — premieres Oct. 16 on Epix (8 p.m.). It covers the business of college football and basketball and how the NCAA treats its athletes . . . High-profile attorney Bruce Cutler cameos in an upcoming (November) episode of “Blue Bloods” in which he’ll play a “powerful” defense attorney who plucks his client from the interrogration room . . . Willie Garson (“White Collar”), Ana Gasteyer and Mo Rocca stop by Wednesday’s “Live From the Couch” (7-9 a.m./Ch. 55) . . . Al Roker and Deborah Roberts are honorary chairs for the New York Police & Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund’s Annual Gala (Oct. 24) at the Waldorf. Gloria Reuben will perform.