"Grand Union: Stories," Penguin, by Zadie Smith Acclaimed author Zadie Smith's "Grand Union" is an enchanting collection that examines the complexity of contemporary life. This book of short...

"The Night Fire," Little, Brown and Co., by Michael Connelly In "The Night Fire" by Michael Connelly, John Jack Thompson, Harry Bosch's first mentor when he became a police officer, dies. He...

"One Day: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America," Blue Rider Press, by Gene Weingarten A college student is found strangled beneath a bridge, a baby is grievously burned in a...

"Agent Running in the Field: a Novel," Viking, by John le Carre With his 25th novel, "Agent Running in the Field," John le Carre drops the reader into the current moment of Brexit and Donald...

"Olive, Again," Random House, by Elizabeth Strout It should come as no surprise that Olive Kitteridge does not mellow with age. The large, gruff woman who was the propelling force in...

"The Guardians: a Novel," published by Doubleday, by John Grisham In John Grisham's latest novel, "The Guardians," a former priest named Cullen Post works for an organization called Guardian...

"The Shape of Night" (Ballantine), by Tess Gerritsen In "The Shape of Night" by Tess Gerritsen, a writer named Ava Collette attempts to escape a tragic event in Boston by fleeing to a remote area...

Valletta, we're always told, was a city built by gentlemen for gentlemen. We all grew up on stories about the Knights, and the nobles and their glorious architecture. But what about the rest of the...

We studied it at school in its original Maltese version - Taht in-nar (1949) - but re-reading it now in its Italian version I could remember nothing of the original book. This is a work of love,...

"Edison," Random House, by Edmund Morris The late Edmund Morris, a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer known for his willingness to brush aside the norms of his genre if it suited his narrative...