The literary executor of George Orwell's estate is accusing Amazon.com of committing an Orwellian crime: doublespeak.   In a letter published this week in The New York Times, Bill...

"Dear Daughter" (Viking), by Elizabeth Little   The unlikable protagonist with a biting personality and outrageous actions, but who is fascinating at the same time, has never been...

"The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan" (Simon & Schuster), by Rick Perlstein   Even Republicans piled on President Richard Nixon as the Watergate...

This is a delightful, unpretentious book which, with its loose-leaf ribbed-back binding ideally serves as a companion as one walks around Valletta following the indications as offered by the...

"Blood Aces: The Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster Who Created Vegas Poker" (Viking), by Doug J. Swanson   Benny Binion, native of tiny Pilot Grove, Texas, began his...

He is 86 years old, his eyesight is failing and much of his recent work reads like a man saying goodbye.   But W.S. Merwin continues to write poems; he cannot help...

"City of Ghosts" (Minotaur), by Kelli Stanley   A love of San Francisco — its flaws, strengths and eccentricities — permeates Kelli Stanley's intriguing novels...

A novel completed by Pulitzer Prize winner Oscar Hijuelos shortly before his death last year will be published in late 2015.   Grand Central Publisher announced Wednesday it has acquired...

British actor David Suchet has spent a quarter-century bringing to life a certain fussy Belgian sleuth with a mustache as impeccable as his intellect and crime-solving skills.   For...

His paintings made news worldwide, but it turns out that former President George W. Bush has been working on another, highly personal project since leaving the White House: He has quietly completed a...