THE BODY (215 pp.)—William Sansom—Harcourt, Brace ($2.75). From the garden of his London house, Henry Bishop peered at the red-faced stranger in the yard next door. The man was staring straight up at ...

HAVE you been watching your neighbors with envy? Many people covet others' material goods. But do you really know your neighbors as well as you think you do? Shira Boss, a journalist who specializes ...

We all have expectations about the way things should be. As one man told me once, half-joking but half serious, “Wouldn’t the world be a better place if everyone did exactly what I wanted them to do?” ...

CHRISTINA — Claude Houghton — Doubleday, Doran ($2.50). Peter Brand was a successful London businessman who had two passions and no other interests: his work and his wife Christina. When his wife died ...

Books have always been a huge part of my life. I have memories of curling up on the couch and sitting there for hours just reading. I remember begging my parents to take me to the bookstore so I could ...

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill's sibling rivalry has made headlines for years, and details of the sisters' dynamic continue to garner attention. In the beginning, the sisters and Capote ...

The relationship of David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell of Charlotte resurfaces in a new book by Jill Kelley Observer staff A new book by the target of Paula Broadwell’s emails in 2012 returns the ...