"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography" (Crown Archetype), by Eric Idle Eric Idle has been funny for a very long time. He gained fame almost 50 years ago playing pompous...

"The Greatest Love Story Ever Told" (Dutton), by Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman In their new book, actors and humorists Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman leave nothing off the table. "The...

"Under My Skin" (Park Row), by Lisa Unger A woman's life spirals out of control as she battles with the loss of her husband in Lisa Unger's latest psychological thriller, "Under My...

"Gone So Long" (W.W. Norton & Co.), by Andre Dubus III An Andre Dubus III novel is a slow burn — never so searing that you can't turn the page, but incrementally hotter each time you...

"The Forbidden Door" (Bantam), by Dean Koontz Jane Hawk returns and learns that her enemies are beginning to close in with plans to eliminate her as a threat in Dean Koontz's latest thriller,...

"The Guilty Dead" (Crooked Lane), by P.J. Tracy In P.J. Tracy's "The Guilty Dead," a young man battles addiction and when he finally decides he's going to clean himself up after one last binge,...

"The Lost Carousel of Provence" (Berkley), by Juliet Blackwell Cady Drake is a loner who is perfectly content hiding behind the lens of her camera. After a sudden, unexpected loss, her friend...

"An Absolutely Remarkable Thing" (Dutton), by Hank Green What if a huge, stagnant robot appeared out of nowhere on the streets of New York City? And what if you were the key to solving the...

"The Infinite Blacktop" (Atria), by Sara Gran Claire DeWitt is a private detective not always easy to like. She steals cars. She steals purses. She pops stolen pills. Without warning, she...

While it is possible to Google for many recipes, I love my well-thumbed books and my folder of recipes, recipes that I have cut out for me to try out, or more importantly, unpublished recipes...