Books

“Christmas Sucks” and

"A Mercy" and “The Elfish Gene”

"Thanksgiving: The True Story” and “The Comeback”

"In the Night of the Heat” and “Dark Banquet”

“Red Knife” and “P is for Piñata: A Mexican Alphabet”

Pete & Pickles” “McCain: The Essential Guide to the Republican Nominee” “Obama: The Essential Guide to the Democratic Nominee”

You weren’t really looking for another pet, but something in the classifieds caught your eye. When you called the number, got directions and drove over to look, you were planning on just that — a look.

“Failures of the Presidents” and “The Legs Are the Last to Go”

Where did you meet your beloved? Was he a fix-up, a down-load, or a sideswipe as you ran for the elevator? Did you notice him from afar and hope for an introduction?

If you’re reading this column, it’s pretty safe to assume you like books. And if you like books, it would stand to reason that you have a good relationship with your library. At your library, you can get all sorts ...

In this economy, it happens too often. Now it’s happened to you. You lost your job.

You’re hungry. Your stomach’s been talking about it for 20 minutes. You would’ve chewed down already, but you don’t have a recipe or the ingredients for what you crave. And since that delish dish always tastes better at the restaurant, ...

We humans are pretty lucky. We’re born into a family that keeps us around long past our infancy. Our parents and siblings recognize us as blood a long time beyond our weaning. We are nurtured by them well into our ...

When you think back about your life, what do you regret? For many of us, it’s one of two things: something we did, or something we didn’t. And it doesn’t matter who we are, where we live, what path we ...

You drive into a town that you’ve never visited before and suddenly, without a smidge of doubt, you know there’s a diner around a certain corner. You walk in, squeeze into a booth, and look at a menu that’s so ...