PECCAVI - The Latin is scrawled in blood at the scene of a young woman's brutal murder: I HAVE SINNED. It's a chilling Christmas greeting for Boston medical examiner Maura ... Read More

I could just tell you the title, but J.K. Rowling's game is far more entertaining. Go to www.jkrowling.com and click on the eraser. You will then see a room with ... Read More

2006 has been very generous to book-lovers, and consequently we have a plethora of titles to choose from for our holiday gift-giving. This year avoid the mall, and give ... Read More

Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals talks about the evil of corn (ie: big lobbies making sure that we eat far too much ... Read More

Bill Bryson was presented with an honorary Order of the British Empire from the British government today for Bryson's contribution to literature. "Despite having been born and raised in the United ... Read More

British comic fantasy writer, Terry Pratchett is known for his humor and his prolificness (he produces one to two novels each year). Wintersmith, the third book in a Discworld ... Read More

December has come and with it our annual picks for the ten best books of the year. These Top Ten Books from 2006 are worth your attention. For more recommendations, ... Read More

From NPR's Weekend Edition: Kitty Burns Florey speaks with Scott Simon about her new book, Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog:The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences. The title is based ... Read More

Thomas Pynchon is known for the brilliant and complex novels that he wrote in the 1960's and 70's: V, The Crying of Lot 49, and Gravity's Rainbow. Pynchon devotees ... Read More