Summer Books 2008
Crime In The City
Crime And Consequences In Beijing's Back Alleys
For author Diane Wei Lang, the back alleys of Beijing are the perfect place to commit a crime.
Prewar Berlin Inspires Crime Novelist's Dark Side
Set in the 1920s and 1930s, Philip Kerr's novels feature a city of extreme violence.
In Paris, A Mystery Writer Whose Name Is 'Noir'
Writer Cara Black is consumed by two things: murder and Paris.
Critics' Lists: Summer 2008
Sifting Through Summer, Page By Page
Labor Day is fast approaching and Karen Grigsby Bates plans to catch up on her summer reading.
Carry-On Books To Take You Up, Up And Away
Nancy Pearl hates being stuck on a plane without a good book to read.
Holy Bookworms! Superheroes Take To The Page
This summer, nowhere is safe from superheroes — not even your local bookstore.
Cooking And Cookbooks
Nigella Lawson: Simple, Not Plain, Summer Fare
Summer food is casual, but Nigella Lawson says there's room for a little bit of elegance, too.
The 10 Best Cookbooks for Summer
Introducing the best of this year's collection of bright, colorful, can-do summer cookbooks.
Recipes: 'Simply Organic'
Highlight seasonal flavors with Asparagus and Scallops and, for dessert, the Basil-Lemon Cake.
Summer Books 2008: Excerpts
Excerpt: 'Strange Bedfellows'
Russell Peterson pits the Colbert Report against CNN in this insightful piece of media analysis.
Excerpt: 'Out'
Just your ordinary tale about death, dismemberment, and womanly bonding.
Excerpt: 'The Last Embrace'
Against a glamorous backdrop, a grisly murder is committed in Hollywood.
