Books Of The Times: John Moynihan’s ‘voyage Of The Rose City’ — Review

If you want to know what freaks us out, author Benjamin Percy said, look no further than the counters of stores and gas stations, "oozing" with little bottles of Purell hand sanitizer. Percy's new book, "Red Moon," taps that building cultural anxiety.

Galt residents are taking on the road an effort to keep their school libraries open.

Most authors specialize in one genre, but not Davis-based novelist Eileen Rendahl. Author Eileen Rendahl of Davis writes in several distinctive genres. "I've always wanted to be entertaining," she said.

Sometimes the power of the written word to do a good deed is impressive, as in: For the ninth year, best-selling romantic-suspense writer Brenda Novak of Carmichael is sponsoring her online auction benefiting diabetes research.

Interviewing Ira Glass is like listening to him on the radio, only better. Ira Glass of public radio's "This American Life" will get a grilling by author Daniel Handler of "Lemony Snicket" fame.