"Truth or dare?" What would you choose? A group of six teenagers huddled together one evening in a public garden are playing Spin the Bottle (without a bottle), but not one of them opts for...

"The Art of the Wasted Day" (Viking), by Patricia Hampl Critically praised Patricia Hampl invites readers to take a journey to explore the idea of a life steeped in leisure without...

"Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece" (Simon & Schuster), by Michael Benson Fifty years ago, moviegoers had their minds blown by director Stanley...

"The Best Cook in the World: Tales from my Momma's Table," (Alfred A. Knopf), by Rick Bragg. Rick Bragg's latest book — "The Best Cook in the World" — is unusual enough in its...

"Our Little Secret: a Novel" (St. Martin's Press), by Roz Nay Ten years ago, in the little town of Cove, Vermont, a quiet girl named Angela Petitjean fell in love with the dashing captain of the...

— For Earth Day, Julian Lennon hopes to lay the foundation for a whole new crop of environmentalists. He just has to wait a decade or two before they bloom. The firstborn son of the late...

Professor Joseph M. Pirotta thinks of himself first and foremost as an educator. He graduated as a teacher from St. Michael's Institute of Education, and later studied English and history at the...

Bozzetti. The Ingenuity of Conception is the name of an exhibition catalogue that has been published to accompany as well as throw more light on the artistic items that were displayed at Rabat, Gozo's...

"Property: Stories Between Two Novellas" (HarperCollins), by Lionel Shriver If Lionel Shriver weren't such a terrific writer, she might have had a glorious career as a sociologist. In her latest...

"Family & other Catastrophes" (MIRA), by Alexandra Borowitz Emily knew her family was flawed, but she had no idea the dysfunction could reach such epic levels until she comes home for her...