"Star-Crossed: A Novel" (Crown), by Minnie Darke A journalist once considered adjusting her newspaper's horoscope to help an astrology-devoted friend. She didn't do it, but in her new novel,...

"The Scandal of the Century and Other Writings," by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Alfred A. Knopf). Although he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, Gabriel Garcia Marquez's first love was...

Howard Stern has never been shy about pushing boundaries or offending anyone. Yet the self-proclaimed "King of All Media" wrestled with the idea of including his interview with Harvey Weinstein in his...

The book can also be called: Praise from the dead for the living. For two at least of the authors have since died while the object of their praise is still alive. The book was planned to...

As he researched the first volume of his planned American Revolution trilogy, Rick Atkinson traveled from the battlefields of Massachusetts to London's Windsor Castle, where he looked through the...

"The Never Game" (Putnam), by Jeffery Deaver In Jeffery Deaver's "The Never Game," Sophie doesn't fit the profile of a runaway, and her father believes she's been abducted. He offers a $10,000...

"The Thin Edge" (Thomas & Mercer), by Peggy Townsend Journalist Peggy Townsend delivers an outstanding second novel about investigative reporter Aloa Snow that may overshadow her superb...

The presence of the Island of the Knights in the ‘Sicilia da Gustare’ guide published by Carmelo Pagano, is growing.   This time for the third consecutive year, Malta will be...

"If She Wakes" (Little, Brown), by Michael Koryta Multi-award winning author Michael Koryta again shows his affinity for smoothly melding sophisticated action with solid character development...

Ani DiFranco, "No Walls and the Recurring Dream" (Viking) Ani DiFranco has spent decades challenging the status quo, standing up for what she believes and creating honest, raw music. Her memoir...