Chic lit: From a saga of 17th century maidens to a 21st century mom flirting with disaster, our novel recommendations will make you feel cheap and sexy in the best possible way.
Monday, Jun 11, 2007 11:55 AM UTCKiller thrillers: From the pursuit of a lost Shakespeare manuscript to a chilling tale of missing sisters, these recommendations will add sizzle to your beach book list.
Monday, Jun 4, 2007 10:51 AM UTC 31The president read Camus' "The Stranger" on vacation in Texas, and now you can read the book report he wrote for Laura!
Tuesday, Aug 15, 2006 7:30 PM UTC 40Move over, Nora Roberts! From the chilling story of a vacation gone dreadfully wrong to a "Wire"-esque crime novel, we've got the smartest breezy reads to beat the heat.
Monday, Jun 19, 2006 12:02 PM UTC 15A lazy Mexican vacation turns sinister -- and grisly -- when a group of middle-class tourists become trapped at an archaeological site.
Monday, Jun 19, 2006 12:00 PM UTCEdgar Allan Poe appears as a garrulous, obsessive cadet assisting a detective on a gruesome murder case at 19th century West Point.
Monday, Jun 19, 2006 12:00 PM UTCFrom the author of "Oblivion," a gripping psychological suspense novel about a young aspiring writer who befriends a convicted killer.
Monday, Jun 19, 2006 12:00 PM UTCWhen you're a cub reporter working the graveyard shift, there's little else to do than become involved in the domestic disputes -- and murders -- of Glasgow's upper class.
Monday, Jun 19, 2006 12:00 PM UTCThis thriller about U.S. involvement with a fictional, Cold War-era Middle Eastern nation seems uncannily relevant to today.
Monday, Jun 19, 2006 12:00 PM UTCGeorge Pelecanos' engrossing crime novel -- perfect for fans of "The Wire" -- tells parallel stories of cops and criminals in Washington, D.C.
Monday, Jun 19, 2006 12:00 PM UTCThere's a little something for everyone -- Vampires! Time travelers! British babes! -- in this selection of page turners guaranteed to make your summer shine.
Monday, Jun 6, 2005 8:29 PM UTCDump "The Da Vinci Code" and break the "Rule of Four" -- our reading list for a hot season ventures from 1945 Barcelona to an English ghost story to a haunted Texas bureaucracy, all without insulting your intelligence.
Saturday, May 29, 2004 8:00 PM UTCA contagious Bangkok murder mystery, a real-life Alabama gang war, the plight of the modern American male from a master of fantasy, and more in the summer's best fiction.
Thursday, Jun 12, 2003 7:00 PM UTCBeach reading 1998: Our editors and critics pick the best books to hang out in a hammock with.
Monday, Jun 15, 1998 7:00 PM UTCPage 2 of 2 in Summer reading
Revenge, ego and the corruption of Wikipedia
Horrifying new trend: Posting rapes to Facebook
"Jodorowsky's Dune": The sci-fi classic that never was
We're living in an Ayn Rand economy
My open relationship went awry
Obstruction will ruin GOP
Will you marry me -- once you're done peeing?
Jaron Lanier: The Internet destroyed the middle class
GOP attorney general candidate tried to force women to report miscarriages to police
Penn Jillette's secrets of "Celebrity Apprentice": Donald Trump is a whackjob!
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