USA Today: Books

MIT has investigated and cleared author Junot Díaz after the Pulitzer Prize winner was accused of sexual harassment and bullying by three female writers last month.

Spend your weekend reading 'First in Line: Presidents, Vice Presidents and the Pursuit of Power.' Plus more recommendations from our book reviewers.

Could Albert Einstein have been a racist? His travel diaries show he wrote some racist things about Chinese people in the 1920s, according to a new book.

In 'The Traveling Feast,' Rick Bass goes on the road to cook for his writing mentors and process the pain of divorce. A 3-star book review.

In her new book 'First in Line,' author Kate Andersen Brower looks at the men who've held the office of vice president. A 3.5-star review.

In our review of 'Kitchen Confidential,' the 2000 book that made him famous, Bourdain says that if were ever hit by an out-of-control ice cream truck, he would have zero regrets about missing any of life's pleasures.

In 'A People's History of the Vampire Uprising,' a virus turns regular people into vampiric 'Gloamings' who demand their rights. A book review.

Kate Reddy returns in the sequel 'How Hard Can It Be?,' Allison Pearson's comic novel about a woman facing a midlife crisis. A 3.5-star book review.

Look for 'When Life Gives You Lululemons,' a new 'Devil Wears Prada' novel from Lauren Weisberger. Plus more books on sale June 5.

'Daily Show' host Trevor Noah goes to BookExpo America to talk up his new 'Trump Presidential Twitter Library' book, out in July.