"The Guns at Last Light: the War in Western Europe, 1944-45" (Henry Holt), by Rick Atkinson   Fruitless combat in places like Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan can evoke a certain...

"Little Green" (Doubleday), by Walter Mosley   From the moment he first appeared in "Devil in a Blue Dress" in 1990, Easy Rawlins, was an instant favorite of discerning...

Here are some bare details of the author’s life. 1935: born in Algiers. 1962: along with thousands of panic-stricken Europeans, fled Algiers to seek refuge in Marseilles. Lives today in southern...

At first hand, this slim lightweight booklet about the national anthem looks like an essay turned into a booklet, a slight excursus such as one would expect at university level.   Instead,...

"Seduction: a Novel of Suspense" (Atria Books), by M.J. Rose   "Seduction," M.J. Rose's follow-up to her acclaimed "The Book of Lost Fragrances," seduces...

Scottish writer, theatre actor and Malta resident LIZZIE ELDRIDGE speaks about her novel Duende which was published internationally last year.       What is your relationship...

"Odds Against Tomorrow" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), by Nathaniel Rich   Mitchell Zukor is a disaster waiting to happen — and waiting for disasters to happen to himself and...

"Montaro Caine" (Spiegel & Grau), by Sidney Poitier   Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier's first novel, "Montaro Caine," is a corporate thriller that veers into...

"The Cooked Seed: a Memoir" (Bloombury USA), by Anchee Min   In the dedication of her latest book, "A Cooked Seed," best-selling Chinese author Anchee Min thanks her...

"VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's First Wave" (Atria Books), by Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn with Gavin Edwards   Long before Snooki, there...