"How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise" (Basic Books), by Chris Taylor Chris Taylor, deputy editor of the social media website...

Days before the release of Sheila E.'s autobiography, news spread that she was once engaged to Prince. The bigger bombshell, however, didn't get nearly as much attention. "Pretty much, I was...

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From the tiniest microbe or fragment of DNA to the origins of the universe, it sometimes feels as if every subject generates a vast tide of scientific studies and that virtually nothing escapes...

When "The Glass Menagerie" opened on Broadway in March 1945, the actress cast as Southern matriarch Amanda Wingfield got so drunk before the show that a bucket was placed in the wings so she could...

This is a book destined for coffee tables in Tribeca lofts, Upper West Side apartments and Brooklyn townhouses. With stoops. Stoop is object No. 40, in fact, in this book that needs no...

The betrayals come thick and fast in David Bezmozgis' aptly titled and beautifully written second novel, "The Betrayers." The first involves Baruch Kotler, a 64-year-old Israeli politician who cheated...

"Forgetting to Be Afraid: A Memoir" (Penguin/Blue Rider Press), by Wendy Davis, and "Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change the World" (Ballantine Books), by Kirsten...

"People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges" (Ballantine Books), by Jen Mann   It's not easy to endear yourself...