"Little Disasters" (Viking), by Randall Klein The shared birthday of their sons initially connects Michael and Rebecca to Paul and Jenny. While the women labor, the husbands introduce themselves,...

I honestly do not know how this book came to be among the books I intended to review, or who had sent it.           This is his first book, followed...

"Amateur Hour: Motherhood in Essays and Swear Words" (Harper Perennial), by Kimberly Harrington Motherhood is nothing if not a roller coaster of emotions, and a new book on the topic captures the...

"The Crooked Staircase" (Bantam), by Dean Koontz Jane Hawk continues her quest to bring down a vast conspiracy in "The Crooked Staircase" by Dean Koontz, a follow-up to "The Silent Corner" and...

"In the Hush of the Night: a Novel" (Skyhorse Publishing), by Raymond Benson A special agent for the FBI works to bring down a sex trafficking ring with origins in Russia in Raymond Benson's...

"The Storm: a Novel" (Atria Books), by Arif Anwar Arif Anwar's debut novel, "The Storm," arrives just in time for the Atlantic hurricane season with a subtle, circular tale about the individual...

A partnership between a poet and an artist who both lost loved ones to heroin overdoses started with similar phone calls at separate beaches four years ago. Mary Ellen D'Angelo-Lombardi was...

Recently I did something that many people would consider unthinkable, or at least perverse. Before going to see “Avengers: Infinity War,” I deliberately read a review that revealed all of...

"He: a Novel" (Quercus), by John Connolly Although never referred to by name, the he of the eponymous "he" is comedian Stan Laurel, who with Oliver Hardy, was half of Laurel and Hardy, one of the...

"Limelight" (Emily Bestler Books), by Amy Poeppel Author Amy Poeppel examines the allure of Broadway and New York City in her second novel, "Limelight." The heartfelt story follows Texas...