Author du Jour: Elliot Ackerman, "Dark at the Crossing"

“Dark At the Crossing,” by Elliot Ackerman

(Alfred A. Knopf, pp 256, $ 25.95)

Here is an author whose fiction cannot be separated from his life, or, if you indulge me, whose novels....

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Author du Jour: Alex Berenson, "The Prisoner"

“The Prisoner,” by Alex Berenson

(Putnam, pp 426, $28.00)

In this age of great distrust, when the most unsuspected neighbor turns out to be a blood-thirsty sleeping cell about to enact some extremist cause, suspicion comes. . .

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author du Jour: Meredith Maran, "The New Old Me"

“The New Old Me” by Meredith Maran

(Blue Rider Press, pp 302, $27.00)

A great undiscovered jewel, and from what I infer, a book that deserves to get into every single book club in the nation, and beyond. My enthusiasm is perhaps excessive. There comes a time . . .

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Author du Jour: Beatriz Williams, "Wicked City"

“The Wicked City,” by Beatriz Williams
 

(William Morrow, pp 368, $26.99)

In “Wicked City,” one can smell the whiffs of Fitzgerald’s Nick Carraway as he journeys back and forth between New York and East Egg. You can touch Princeton . . . .

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Author du Jour: Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn & Dr. Elissa Epel, "The Telomere Effect"

“The Telomere Effect: a Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer,” by Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD and Elissa Epel, PhD

(Grand Central Publishing, pp 399, $28.00)

Whoever came up with the subtitle for this fascinating book did an excellent job creating a strong hook. Who indeed would not want to live longer? Contrary to what you may consider, that life is just a game of roulette, with molecules moving one way and DNA reacting in another . . . Read book review ....

Author du Jour: Suzanna O'Sullivan, "Is It All in Your Head?"

“Is It all in Your Head? Trues Stories of imaginary Illness,” by Suzanne O’Sullivan, MD

(Other Press, pp 296, $26.95)

Psychosomatic illness is problematic. Disregarded as not real, it is often not considered seriously and is relegated to footnotes in medical books. And yet, it is all around us, often having debilitating effects on the sufferer, which can last for years in some cases. According to Dr. O’Sullivan,

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