In Nelson DeMille's latest John Corey thriller, "Radiant Angel," Corey has left the FBI and the Anti-Terrorist Task Force. He now works for the Diplomatic Surveillance Group in New York City. His...

A new book about the Wright brothers does more than chronicle their painstaking, game-changing breakthrough in man's flight, although that in itself would have been a draw. It reveals what truly...

From editors and booksellers to librarians and general readers, tens of thousands filled the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan last week for the industry convention BookExpo America and...

Actor Robert Ryan spent a good deal of his life promoting peace, civil rights and other social causes. In his long film career, he did something more daring: He willingly became the face of the very...

" You've heard of Charles Ponzi, the swindler who gave big returns to early investors using money from subsequent clients. And you've heard of Bernie Madoff, imprisoned for one of the biggest Ponzi...

Corporate lawyer Elyssa Friedland writes an honest love story with a bizarre twist in her debut novel, "Love and Miss Communication." Readers must consider one thought-provoking question: Could you...

In "The Forgotten Room," professor Jeremy Logan tackles another baffling case - that might be his last. Lincoln Child, of the writing duo Preston & Child, has written several outstanding...

Before launching into a slew of brazen zingers, comedian Joan Rivers often used her signature catchphrase, "Can we talk?" Nine months after Rivers' sudden death, her daughter, Melissa Rivers, is...

Born into one of America's best-known families, Mariel Hemingway grew up with the advantages of sharing the name of her grandfather Ernest Hemingway and the burden of growing up in a family at least...

When the British artist Grayson Perry was selected in 2003 for the Turner Prize, one of Europe's most prestigious art awards, he showed up at the ceremony wearing a dress. That very public display of...