What starts as a custody battle soon dissolves into a conspiracy in Sandra Brown's latest romantic thriller, "Friction." Texas Ranger Crawford Hunt hit the skids after his wife's death. He began...

The lure of the wild has recently attracted an interesting batch of solitude seekers: Reese Witherspoon ("Wild"), Mia Wasikowska ("Tracks") and Robert Redford, twice. Two years after "All Is...

Pip Tyler resides in a dilapidated Oakland house with a handful of other squatters, owes $130,000 for an education she isn't using, and has a curiously loving, if crippling, relationship with her...

A massive cave in southern Indiana symbolizes a family tragedy, a small town's near ruin and a private detective's attempts to come to terms with loss in this outstanding launch of a new series by...

Charlotte "Charlie" Cates has had a rough time. Her husband ran off with another woman and then her young son died from a brain aneurysm. She jeopardized her job by taking time off from work to deal...

"Orson Welles's Last Movie: The Making of 'The Other Side of the Wind'" (St. Martin's), by Josh Karp, and "Mr. Huston/Mr. North: Life, Death, and Making John Huston's Last Film" (BearManor), by Nat...

The most important event for the Maltese book market is upon us, the event which gathers all local publishers and authors under one roof. The National Book Council has announced that the Malta Book...

I have been reviewing books by Carmel Scicluna for many years now, starting with Ghall-Imhabba ta' Lesbjana which until a few years ago was not even mentioned in his list of books. There was also...

Gabriel Caruana is the title of Kite Group's latest publication.  Celebrating this artist with a particular focus on the last five years, this publication presents 60 works of art of one of...

Italian director, screenwriter and film producer Fausto Brizzi adds "author" to his list of credits with "100 Days of Happiness." In this novel, Brizzi encourages readers to analyze their lives,...