"The Magician's Land" (Viking) by Lev Grossman   Quentin Coldwater — a moody, man-child magician — is finally growing up. And just in time to save everything,...

"The 6th Extinction" (William Morrow), by James Rollins   The Sigma Force discovers a threat that could destroy the human race in James Rollins' 10th book to feature his team...

Haruki Murakami's new novel is yet another risky reunion with the past.   "The past is my treasure chest, and once I open it, I have so many materials in there," says the...

The father of Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian who killed 77 people in 2011, has written a book that questions his behavior as a parent.   Jens Breivik, a retired Norwegian...

The current Ebola outbreak has revived interest in a 1994 book about the deadly virus: Richard Preston's "The Hot Zone."   Preston's million-selling book is...

"The Lost Island" (Grand Central Publishing), by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child   "The Lost Island," the third novel to feature master thief and brilliant scientist...

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...