"Your House Will Pay: a Novel," Ecco, by Steph Cha The "house" in Steph Cha's riveting first stand-alone novel references many types of houses. There is the home in which you live, but house also...

"Synapse" (Thomas Nelson), by Steven James In "Synapse" by Steven James, it is 30 years into the future and artificial intelligence has advanced to the point where robots called Artificials can...

Sue Monk Kidd's next novel is very much a work of fiction. "The Book of Longings" is the fourth novel by the author known for such best-sellers as "The Secret Life of Bees" and "The Invention of...

"Good Man Gone Bad: An Aaron Gunner Mystery," Prospect Park Books, by Gar Anthony Haywood Twenty years ago, novelist Gar Anthony Haywood abandoned private eye Aaron Gunner to focus on other...

"Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life," Random House, by Ali Wong In comedian Ali Wong's "Dear Girls," Wong opens by declaring that she was nervous to...

Milied ImħawwadBy Ingelin Angerborn and Per GustavssonTranslated by Ġorġ Mallia and Marie Louise Kold What Rutan really, really wanted for Christmas was her friend Elsa to move...

"Curious Toys," Little, Brown and Co., by Elizabeth Hand An amusement park with its odd corners, dark mysterious rides, nefarious-looking characters and garish lighting makes for a deliciously...

"The Giver of Stars: a Novel" (Pamela Dorman Books), by Jojo Moyes At the outset of Jojo Moyes' "The Giver of Stars," Alice Van Cleve has gone from the frying pan into the fire. An outspoken...

Pauline Dingli, author of a new publication on the history of salt making in Malta said that today Maltese salt should be exploited both for the culinary use and cultural tourism...

"The 19th Christmas" (Little, Brown and Co.) by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro  James Patterson's newest book, written with Maxine Paetro, is like the socks your favorite aunt gave you a...