"The Leisure Seeker," by Michael Zadoorian (William Morrow. $25) ...more

February 1, 2009

Tampa Bay gave itself a quiet sendoff, blowing an early two-goal lead and falling to the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2. ...more

January 4, 2009

Executives of Syniverse Holdings are on a cross-country road trip visiting dozens of top investors to try to calm nerves after stock in the company fell more than 50 percent late this week. ...more

November 8, 2008

Imagine a Florida detective who has to question a witness out of state, but he's forced to travel unarmed because his concealed weapons permit isn't honored in that state. ...more

May 31, 2008

GRACE IS GONE *** This John Cusack drama is a somber, intimate and largely nonpartisan reflection on the casualties of war. When his soldier wife dies, Cusack is unable to tell their young daughters that Mom isn't coming home - so he delays the inevitable by taking them on a cross-country road trip to a Florida amusement park instead. ...more

May 29, 2008

An occasional tornado or winter storm roars through Galena. But not much else moves in this town of 3,200 souls at the eastern edge of Kansas. ...more

January 17, 2008