"What Has Become of You" (Dutton), by Jan Elizabeth Watson   Toward the end of Jan Elizabeth Watson's "What Has Become of You," protagonist Vera Lundy is called...

The Law Students' Society  (Għaqda Studenti tal-Liġi) launched  the 24th volume of its prestigious publication Id-Dritt  last month, under the patronage of...

"Natchez Burning" (William Morrow), by Greg Iles   Greg Iles' fourth novel about Natchez, Miss., lawyer Penn Cage is a bold look at the civil rights movement, bigotry, parental...

On Thursday, 15 May at 6.30pm, the new book by Arnold Cassola and Silvio Aliffi, entitled Malta-Pachino: una storia in comune, will be launched at the Istituto Italiano di...

"Mom in the Movies: The Iconic Screen Mothers You Love (and a Few You Love to Hate)" (Simon & Schuster), by Turner Classic Movies and Richard Corliss   Don't go thinking...

"Mistakes I Made at Work: 25 Influential Women Reflect on What They Got Out of Getting It Wrong" (Plume), edited by Jessica Bacal   Jessica Bacal came up with a great book idea:...

"Desperate" (Kensington Publishing), by Daniel Palmer An act of kindness turns a young couple's life upside down in "Desperate," Daniel Palmer's latest peek behind...

"The Target" (Grand Central Publishing), by David Baldacci   In David Baldacci's latest thriller, "The Target," master assassins Will Robie and his partner, Jessica...

"A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power" (Simon and Schuster), by Jimmy Carter   In his new book, "A Call to Action," former President and longtime...

Raymond has been cast into a mould ever since he was a child by all those around him. Others see him as a quiet, eccentric man with no friends except the village priest. He now inherits his...