Editor Pick: Books

Like a good air conditioned movie, Dead Rapunzel and Loon Lake in winter make for ideal reading in the dog days of August.

Every person who has ever loved The Beatles and would like to share that love with children might want to have this book in his or her home

A runaway bestseller, the book boasts a simple but intriguing premise: with a mission gone wrong, NASA astronaut Mark Watney is accidentally stranded on Mars and needs to find a way to survive and get back to Earth.

When I started writing 'Lemongrass Hope,' I didn’t set out to write a book. The writing process is so different because now, I have set out to write a book. And for good or for bad, that is a totally different process than just sort of exploring an idea.

First drafts suck. Second drafts hopefully don’t suck as bad, but probably suck a little also. Maybe your third draft will be ready to go, but maybe not.

I’m a stickler for keeping things as authentic as possible, so I often drove to the locations that I mention or describe in my novel to make sure that I described them properly.

Sarah knows her life back home will be unbearable so she makes a decision that could well end in her death. She is determined to follow her heart and jumps off the back of the boat she is loaded on to return her to her homeland. Her efforts at swimming take her to the land of the Lady, the woman of the torch. She finds her new hiding palace is on the island of the Statue of Liberty itself.

"Black Chalk", a psychological thriller, is a compelling read for a good two thirds of the way, but unfortunately the payoff is disappointing.

'ReLovenship' is a workbook and methodology. If readers truly engage in the process, we believe it will not only help them in their quest to find ideal life partners, it will also help them improve many other areas of their lives.

Green understands teenagers on a unique level that many of us adults definitely do not and never will.