Ok, there’s a nip in the air where I’m writing this. So Fall is most definitely Falling. Leaves are falling. Temperatures are ...

Peter Ames Carlin writes a cultural history of the rock bank in “The Name of This Band is R.E.M.” The Associated Press' ...

His coded, referential writing style and elusive profile make the enigmatic rapper an excellent subject for a biography, but S.H. Fernando Jr.’s “The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap’s Masked ...

By Wilson Wong John Adams reviews “Every Valley,” Charles King’s new book about the artistic, social and political forces surrounding one of the greatest pieces of music ever created.

He does that and more in Lazarus Man, the story of a tenement collapsing in East Harlem, New York in 2008. Price zeroes in on ...

November can be an ideal month for thought and reflection. Maybe it’s the longer nights; maybe it’s the fact that another ...

Peter Ames Carlin writes a cultural history of the rock bank in “The Name of This Band is R.E.M.” The' Andrew DeMillo writes ...

About Best Books: Every year the librarians and staff on our Best Books committees read thousands of titles to select noteworthy new books for readers of all ages. Find out more, discover which titles ...

Griffin Dunne, whose family is filled with famous writers, will discuss his memoir “The Friday Afternoon Club, A Family ...

“I Heard You Paint Houses,” his true-crime best seller about the death of Jimmy Hoffa, was brought to the screen by Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro. Three new books make the case for music ...

Lila Pereira, a successful media executive, rises to the top of her career but has to reckon with her youngest daughter, Grace, resenting her for not being a PTA mom. Grace also dredges up the ...