"The Other Woman" (Minotaur), by Sandie Jones The other woman in the title of Sandie Jones' thriller isn't an ex-girlfriend, a new affair or an obsessive stalker — though heroine Emily...

"Seeds of Science: Why we got it so wrong on GMOs" (Bloomsbury), by Mark Lynas. Mark Lynas has written a timely and important book about changing sides on the controversial topic of genetically...

"Bindi" (Little, Brown), by Paul Matthew Maisano Any parent would be proud of Birendra, the 8-year-old boy who is the central character of "Bindi," the debut novel of Paul Matthew...

"Attention: Dispatches from a Land of Distraction" (Random House), by Joshua Cohen If curiosity is a writer's greatest innate gift, Joshua Cohen may be America's greatest living writer. Or...

"Under a Dark Sky" (Morrow), by Lori Rader-Day A dark sky park where even the slightest glimmer of light is blocked out provides a fascinating backdrop for Lori Rader-Day's inventive fourth...

Malta’s struggle for independence developed as a consequence and as part of the struggle of the working class for its political liberation, Mark Camilleri said during the launch of his new book...

"The Man Who Couldn't Miss" (William Morrow), by David Handler On the surface, David Handler's mysteries about Hollywood ghost writer and novelist Stewart "Hoagy" Hoag, his lovely actress...

Jimmy Fallon remembers a summer a few years back when it seemed everybody was reading "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn. "Everyone had that book. If we had people over, or went on vacation poolside,...

"Tiffany Blues: a Novel" (Atria), by M.J. Rose Jenny Bell tries to start anew as an artist in the big city in "Tiffany Blues" by M.J. Rose. She scrapes together enough money to take classes at a...

It is only now that delayed attention is being paid to a man who fought for, and suffered, for his insistence that church and state must be separate in Malta. Gannikol (Gio. Nicolo) Muscat, a...