"Live in the moment." It's a pat piece of advice we all get at some point in our lives, usually when we're being anxious or obsessive about something we can't...

"Downfall: a Thriller" (Grand Central Publishing), by Jeff Abbott   A chance encounter with a woman in a bar thrusts Sam Capra into the deadliest and scariest mission yet in Jeff...

You're listening to it on the way to the beach, or when your toes are resting in the sand. Or you're on a crowded train without a seat, sweating as funky smells scorch from the left or right....

"2 Guns"? Please. There are enough guns in this movie to arm a small country. Maybe a medium-sized one.   There are plenty of jokes in "2 Guns," this summer's latest...

"Dogtripping: 25 Rescues, 11 Volunteers, and 3 RVs on Our Canine Cross-Country Adventure" (St. Martin's Press), by David Rosenfelt   When was the last time you laughed out...

Backstreet Boys, "In a World Like This" (K-BAHN, BMG)   Backstreet's back, all right!   Not all right, actually.   The Backstreet Boys managed to bring...

"Sea Creatures" (Harper), by Susanna Daniel   There's a charmer at the heart of "Sea Creatures," and it's not the novel's narrator, Georgia, who is plenty...

Robin Thicke, "Blurred Lines" (Interscope)   Robin Thicke is having quite a moment.   After spending most of his decade-long recording career as one of R&B's...

"The Cuckoo's Calling" (Mulholland Books), by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)   Full disclosure: I never would have guessed.   I've read every book J.K. Rowling...

Have a question for Selena Gomez? She says you'll find the answer in her new album.   The singer-actress, who had her breakthrough on Disney Channel's "Wizards of Waverly...