By Greg Bellow Bloomsbury, $26.00, 240 pages Saul Bellow’s accomplishments stand out in literary circles, but Saul Bellow was most times unknown. His son Greg shares in this memoir the man that not even his younger children by later marriages …
By Daniel J. Porter Langdon Street Press, $14.95, 212 pages Those whose childhood was in the fifties, sixties, and seventies will relate immediately to the title of this book, as well as to many of the author’s shared childhood memories …
By Russell Hoban, Lillian Hoban (illustrator) HarperCollins, $16.99, 45 pages In this I Can Read Level 2 book, Frances is upset about her younger sister Gloria’s birthday the next day. Every part of the preparation makes Frances complain to Alice, her friend that no …
By Melissa Wiley and Sebastien Braun (illustrator) Random House Books for Young Readers, 3.99, 48 pages Suggested for children in grades one through three who are ready to read on their own, this Step 3 book about Fox and Crow is an …
By Carole Brody Fleet Viva Editions, $16.95, 260 pages Circumstances surrounding a woman’s widowhood are unique to her. No one, no matter how supportive they wish to be, knows exactly what an individual widow is feeling. Carole Brody Fleet, however, is a …
By Charles Pellegrino Wiley, $27.95, 333 pages Pellegrino’s writing has captured so much information in a readable and compassionate way. He offers information from deep-sea explorations of more than twenty-five years complemented by firsthand accounts of the tragedy from Titanic survivors. …
By Angela Shelf Medearis Andrews McMeel Publishing, $24.99, 272 pages The Kitchen Diva’s Diabetic Cookbook offers so much more than 150 recipes for those with diabetes as it includes good food the entire family will enjoy. Each of the recipes adds exchange …
By Geoffrey Hayes Random House Books for Young Readers, $11.99, 23 pages In the search for a night-light for Bunny, Geoffrey Hayes’ glow-in-the-dark story helps ease children into readiness for sleep by working to dispel much of the scariness of …
By D.J. Ward, Paul Meisel (illustrator) HarperCollins, $5.99, 40 pages In this children’s book geared toward ages 5 to 9, D.J. Ward has written a book that will not only interest and educate children, but also teach the adults many …
By Janet Schulman, Linda Davick (illustrator) Knopf Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 26 pages A fun educational holiday counting book, 10 Valentine Friends is a delightful book to entertain children while they learn to count and share. Ten friends are making Valentine’s Day …
