Popular Fiction

Children's author Erica S. Perl tells WNYC's Brian Zumhagen about how kids' books dealt with tough times in the '70s, which authors have taken on the topic in recent years, and why children don't nee....  

From the long line of 2008 gardening books, several stand out as unique and worthy, including "Gardens: A Literary Companion" and "The Complete Book of Garlic."  

PAUL THEROUX The dean of American travel writers will read from "Ghost Train to the Eastern Star," which retraces the journey he took in 1975's "The Great Railway Bazaar," at 7 p.m. Monday at Books Inc., 601 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, (415) 776-1111; and...  

Popular fiction writer Barbara Taylor Bradford has a new title on the shelves at Henderson County Public Library. Here are some details about "Being Elizabeth" and other new books:  

One of the many sad things about the closure of Cody's Books in Berkeley last summer was the sudden, precipitous halt to the steady parade of author events and booksignings the venerable institution had sponsored, both in-house and off-site, over its 52-year history.  

Although thriller author Brad Meltzer lives in Fort Lauderdale, he is quick to give Sarasota credit for hastening his rise to the top of the best-sellers list, and for giving him the seeds for his current book, "The Book of Lies."  

The co-authors and professional voice-over artists Peter Rofé and Randy Thomas write a book titled "Voice for Hire: Launch and Maintain a Lucrative Career in Voice-Overs."  

W H Auden was wrong; there are some books which are best forgotten. By the time the memoir of a Tibetan monk entitled The Third Eye turned up on the desk of Secker & Warburg, it had been turned down by most leading houses. S&W; took a punt and published it in 1956, and the book shot into the...  

Historical fiction touches on race, corruption in Boston... By Erik Spanberg We could start with the typical blandishments. An epic novel. A career-defining work. A gripping tale. All true, but let's get to the most important thing: Dennis Lehane's The Given Day grabs your attention and won't let...  

The collective sigh of relief when Apple lifted the iPhone NDA , which had prevented developers from discussing iPhone programming, came not just from developers, but also from educators, authors, and publishers. With the NDA gone, iPhone-related books can be published, and conferences can be...  

Anne Rice, Arthur Rimbaud, Marcella Hazan, John Rock and the Reproductive Revolution, the Hunt for Bin Laden... Ahem. I call this piece, "In Celebration of Autumn: New Books, in Poetry and Prose." Kill Bin Laden: A Delta Force Commander's Account of the Hunt for the World's Most Wanted ManBy...  

SANDWICH- Books and baseball, two forms of entertainment known for their power to bring communities together, did just that on Tuesday afternoon at Sandwich High School.  

Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg are the authors of eight bestselling books focusing on food and drink, many of which have been winners or finalists for James Beard and/or IACP Cookbook awards. They have been married since 1990, write a monthly wine column for The Washington Post, and blog at...  

CARY – The authors of a local history book will showcase their work at an event at Cary Coffee Station this weekend.  

The 5 Stages of Grief, as applied to bibliophiles It’s the hard truth that we’re faced with every time we enter a book store, when we swap notes on authors loved or hated, or when we find ourselves talking about our latest reads with our friends: We will never be able to read all the good books...