This book review had already been written and was waiting its turn to be published when news came that Peter Apap Bologna had died. I only met Peter in a fleeting occasion at the Art Gallery many...

"Final Option," Putnam, by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison Readers of this ongoing "Oregon Files" series will recognize the standard opening of a Clive Cussler novel, but it quickly takes a huge...

"Blues in the Dark: a Thriller," Arcade Books, by Raymond Benson A movie producer who moves to Los Angeles and stumbles upon a story sparks Raymond Benson's look at a turbulent Hollywood of the...

"Queen Meryl: The Iconic Roles, Heroic Deeds, and Legendary Life of Meryl Streep," Hachette, by Erin Carlson The sort of book that would make its subject blush and her fans gush, "Queen Meryl"...

Bill Gates is taking his fight against climate change to the printed page. Gates is working on “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,” Doubleday announced Thursday. The Microsoft founder...

BepAuthor: Tyrone Grima Publisher: Horizons / 2013Extent: 253pp A perhaps not PC title would be Tales from the Other Side but then the outcome of the story would be the same: on either side...

"Year of the Monkey," Alfred A. Knopf, by Patti Smith Midway through Patti Smith's new autobiographical tome, "Year of the Monkey," which is set in 2016 before and after the election of President...

"Red at the Bone" (Riverhead Books), by Jacqueline Woodson Jacqueline Woodson begins her dazzling new novel, "Red at the Bone," with an afterthought, in the middle of things, and breaking all the...

"She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement" (Penguin Press), by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey "She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story that Helped Ignite...

Margaret Atwood often gets asked if "The Testaments," her sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale," is set in a dystopian world. "Let us hope so," she says drily. The Canadian author noted as her new...