Reviews of The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti, Serena by Ron Rash, The Shiksa Syndrome by Laurie Graff and The Toss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan.

Finding happiness,fulfillment and peace of mind through positive action. Early book reviews of "Your Unfinished Life" by Lawrence J. Danks: The Classic and Timeless Guide To Finding Happiness and Success Through Kindness

Malcolm Gladwell's latest book uses the same recipe as his previous best sellers but does so in a manner that highlights its weaknesses; while P.F.Kluge's sharply observed novel about academic life describes the dangers that a writer-teacher faces.

University President Drew G. Faust’s book on the Civil War—one of the five finalists in the non-fiction section of the National Book Awards—was bested for the prize by a book about the family of Thomas Jefferson’s housekeeper Sally Hemings at the award ceremony in New York last night.

Rory MacLean reviews Rolf Pott's hilarious tales of the 'disappointment and wander-loss' of post-modern travel

Book clubs can borrow multiple copies of books through Boise Public Library's Books for Book Clubs service.

By Amy Wilkinson Critics generally concede movie's target audience will be in heaven, but see little to charm the uninitiated

Joe Queenan broaches "the least-discussed subject in the world of belles-lettres: book reviews that any author worth his salt knows are unjustifiably enthusiastic." Are such reviews unethical? No. Immoral? No. But they are common. They're also "unfair to the reader, who may be hornswoggled...."