Mario Puzo’s “The Godfather” was published in 1969. Sometime between then and the release of Francis Ford Coppola’s movie adaptation in...

At 6:15 p.m., after most people were seated, Police Chief Gino Chiaramonte welcomed residents of Madera to the Town Hall meeting at South...

About 30 years ago, I read Nelson DeMille’s “The Gold Coast,” and I’ve been a DeMille fan ever since. “The Deserter” (2019, 560 pages) is...

The times, wrote Bob Dylan, they are a-changin’. His song, released on his 1964 album, foretold of the eventual success of the hippie...

Jessica Goodman’s debut novel, “They Wish They Were Us,” 2020, which I reviewed in my Aug. 17, 2022 column, established her as a...

Been enjoying Dreyer’s French Vanilla for many years. Especially when our nectarines are ripe. It started last summer. Opened a carton,...

During Women’s History Month, I think it’s important to pay homage to the woman who raised our consciousness about the challenges that...

Thomas Perry has been a best-selling author since his debut novel, “The Butcher’s Boy” was published in 1983 and won the Edgar Award from...