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‘The Lion in the Living Room’ explores why we love cats

Nov 30, 2016

“The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World” By Abigail Tucker Simon & Schuster (237 pages, $26) I read much of Abigail Tucker's “The Lion in the Living Room,” ap...
Coll Thrush’s ‘Indigenous London’ spins history’s lens

Nov 30, 2016

“Indigenous London: Native Travelers at the Heart of Empire” By Coll Thrush Yale University Press (328 pages, $38) Vancouver-based scholar and author Coll Thrush cleverly spins history's lens with...
Megyn Kelly's memoir revisits controversies with Roger Ailes and Donald Trump

Nov 30, 2016

“Settle for More” By Megyn Kelly Harper (352 pages, $18) This was supposed to be the Year of the Woman. Instead, 2016 has shaped up to be the Year of Powerful Men and the Women They Demeaned, Hara...
From fashion to film, gift-worthy coffee table books abound

Nov 17, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) - Come holiday time, there's never a shortage of splashy coffee table books to please just about any aficionado. Some suggestions: Fashion & style “Fashion Made Fair,” by Magdalena ...
Tragedy, hope and a little magic mix in 'Faithful'

Nov 16, 2016

“Faithful” By Alice Hoffman Simon & Schuster (272 pages, $26) Shelby is that girl in high school -- the smart one who seems popular and happy when basking in the reflected glow of her best friend,...
How electric guitar came to dominate music world

Nov 16, 2016

“Play It Loud” By Brad Tolinski and Alan di Perna Doubleday (379 pages, $26.95) The scream of the electric guitar was the dominant soundtrack of the 20th century. First developed to provide loude...
Charming stories of English village life in 'Notwithstanding'

Nov 16, 2016

“Notwithstanding” By Louis de Bernieres Vintage (372 pages, $16) “Notwithstanding,” the new collection of 22 short stories from Louis de Bernieres, is utterly charming. And, no, that’s not damning...
Short, masterful take on Hitchcock's life and works

Nov 16, 2016

“Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life” By Peter Ackroyd Doubleday (276 pages, $26.95) There are days when an 800-page biography of some fascinating person is just what we want to dive into. And then, th...
In ‘Mister Monkey,’ solo voices create harmony

Nov 9, 2016

“Mister Monkey” By Francine Prose Harper (285 pages, $26.99) Francine Prose’s “Mister Monkey,” a novel about a very bad musical, leaves you with the feeling you have after watching a really good m...
A journalist takes on China in ‘Boat Rocker’

Nov 9, 2016

“The Boat Rocker” By Ha Jin Pantheon (240 pages, $25.95) “You’re like a little turtle attempting to rock a boat shared by two huge countries.” Hence the title of Ha Jin’s “The Boat Rocker,” in wh...
James Buchanan resonates in current climate

Nov 9, 2016

“Enough Said” By Mark Thompson St. Martin’s (342 pages, $27.99) “Worst. President. Ever” By Robert Strauss Lyons (257 pages, $26.95) The United States of America is a place made of words. In t...
Belafonte, Mantel among this year’s ‘Library Lions’

Nov 8, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) -- Being named a “Library Lion” by the New York Public Library was one of Harry Belafonte’s easier awards. “I was pleasantly surprised when I learned about this,” the activist and ente...
In ‘Truevine,’ complex tale of racial exploitation, dogged reporting

Nov 3, 2016

"Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother’s Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South” By Beth Macy Little, Brown and Company (432 pages, $28) Beth Macy started hearing the stories back ...
Jean Kennedy Smith writes of childhood in famous political family

Nov 3, 2016

“The Nine of Us” By Jean Kennedy Smith Harper (272 pages, $29.99) Jean Kennedy Smith takes comfort in memory in her new book, “The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy.” Now 88, the last of her parents’...
Al Capone bio suffers from acceptance of relatives' stories as fact

Nov 3, 2016

“Capone” By Deirdre Bair Nan A. Talese/Doubleday (395 pages, $30) Go into any souvenir store on a touristy Chicago street and behold the man: Al Capone. His visage will adorn T-shirts, refrigerato...