From the past day or two, the latest reviews, news and stuff on all things books...

Janet Maslin, film-critic-turned-book-critic, reviews a book from Nora Ephron, screenwriter and now essay-collection author.  How appropriate.

Only true sufferers can create true art. Or something.

Like June, George Pelecanos is bustin' out all over. Or at least trying to.

I'm glad I'm not the only person on the planet who doesn't run from short story collections as if they're infected.

Not chick-lit? Then why would I read it?

Speaking of chick-lit, Homer, the dude who wrote The Odyssey, was not a dude.

Jack Kerouac's masterpiece to get even looser and crazier

In light of yesterday's Andrea Yates decision-reversal, an extremely timely book about maternal madness.

How the Pilgrims got their groove.