Books High and Low

Robert M. Edsel. The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History . New York: Bay Back Books/Littl...

Joel Dicker. The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair . New York: Penguin Books, 2014. 643 pages. ISBN 9780143126683. Marcus Goldman is an...

Micah Nathan. Gods of Aberdeen . New York: Simon and Schuster, 2005. 369 pages. ISBN 0743250826. In Gods of Aberdeen, author Micah Nathan ...

Michael Koryta. Those Who Wish Me Dead . New York: Little, Brown, and Company, 2014. 390 pages. ISBN 9780316122559. In Michael Koryta'...

Michael Koryta. The Prophet . New York: Little, Brown, and Company, 2012. 405 pages. ISBN 9780316122610. Brothers Adam and Kent lost their...

E.L. Doctorow. Andrew's Brain . New York: Random House, 2014. 200 pages. ISBN 9781400068814. In Doctorow's latest, Andrew is engag...

Muriel Barbery. The Elegance of the Hedgehog . New York: Europa Editions, 2008. 325 pages. ISBN 9780933372600. The Elegance of the Hedgeho...

BookExpo America (BEA) took place May 28-31, 2014, and included hundreds of authors, dozens of events, and thousands of new book titles that...

Ayana Mathis. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie . New York: Vintage Books, a division of Random House, 2013. 303 pages. ISBN 9780307949707. Hatt...

The AAUW (American Association of University Women) State College Branch holds an annual used book sale on the Pennsylvania State Universit...

Elaine St. James. Simplify Your Work Life: Ways to Change the Way You Work So You Have More Time to Live . New York: Hyperion, 2001. 296 pag...

Meg Wolitzer. The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman . New York: Dutton Children's Books, 2011. 297 pages. ISBN 9780525423041. Duncan Dorfma...

Minette Walters. The Echo . New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1997. 338 pages. ISBN 0399142517. Minette Walters is a British author of mys...

S.J. Watson. Before I Go to Sleep . New York: HarperCollins, 2011. 360 pages. ISBN 9780062060556. Before I Go to Sleep tells the story of ...

Laura Lippman. Life Sentences . New York: HarperCollins, 2009. 344 pages. ISBN 9780061128899. Laura Lippman is a seasoned author with many...

Richard Zimler. Guardian of the Dawn . New York: Delta Trade Paperbacks/Bantam Dell/Random House, 2005. 403 pages. ISBN 9780385338813. I r...

Henning Mankell. The Troubled Man . New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. 367 pages. ISBN 9780307593498. The Troubled Man is the last book in ...

Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis. Invisible Murder . New York: Soho Crime, 2012. 340 pages. ISBN 9781616951702. Following up on their debut...

Jo Nesbø. Nemesis . New York: Harper, 2009. 474 pages. ISBN 9780061655517. This is my second novel by Jo Nesbø, and I am now a confirmed ...

Ted Bell. Warlord . New York: William Morrow/HarperCollins, 2010. 532 pages. ISBN 9780061859298. In addition to the children's books t...

Ted Bell. Nick of Time . New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2008. 419 pages. ISBN 9780312380687. Nick of Time is an action-packed and fu...

Michael Chabon. Gentlemen of the Road. New York: Ballantine Books, 2008. 206 pages. ISBN 9780345502070. Zelikman and Amram are the two ...

Veronica Roth. Divergent . New York: Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins, 2011. 487 pages. ISBN 9780062024039. Beatrice lives in a world d...

Richard C. Morais. The Hundred-Foot Journey . New York: Scribner, 2011. 245 pages. ISBN 9781439165652. Hassan Haji was born in India and g...

Katherine de Marne Werner, editor. My Dear Rogue: Sir Granville Bantock's Secret Romance that Influenced the Music of One of Britain...

Miriam M. Brysk. Amidst the Shadows of Trees: A Holocaust Child's Survival in the Partisans . East Stroudsburg, PA: Gihon River Press, 2...

Anne-Marie Simons. Taking Root in Provence . Waitsfield, VT: Distinction Press, 2011. 208 pages. ISBN 9780980217575. Taking Root in Proven...

Mike and I visited Glens Falls, New York this past Saturday. What brought us there was a chance to visit the Hyde Collection, an amazing pri...

Ben Fountain. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk . New York: Ecco/HarperCollins, 2012. 307 pages. ISBN 9780060885618. Billy Lynn is on a ...

Mike and I recently spent a Saturday in Williamstown, Massachusetts, a small, college town that's only 45 miles from our home in Albany....