A dark, thrilling debut novel about a girl detective who goes missing.

Bob Greene lives out a dream traveling with a 1960s surf band.

An imaginative debut novel spins fractured tales of Bosnia.

A writer takes her own journey to update the WPA's guide to America's eating habits.

Nature writer Rick Bass becomes an advocate.

A dramatic retelling of the 16th-century clash of Christian and Muslim armies.

A history of Chartres, "the most perfect cathedral ever created."

In the chaos of upended lives after 9/11, a cricket connection is made.

Mao may be gone but a legacy of repression lives on.

A 'House of Wits' that dazzled even as it disappointed.

How an 18th-century playboy fell in love with the serf he made into a star.

Larry McMurtry's life and times as a bookseller.

A British journalist offers a colorful look at an ancient land and its people.

Jane Gardam's short stories depict the challenges of aging in a changing world.

Ideals clashed with reality in the 1960 Olympic Games.