Dade City author Wendell Speer aims to take readers on an adventure with his debut novel, "Simon Peppercorn, Log in to Magic Space." ...more

January 2, 2010

"Fresh Kills," by Bill Loehfelm (Putnam, $25) How do you handle the death of a parent you do not miss? Where do you turn? More importantly, how do you care for a grieving sibling? ...more

September 14, 2008

"Undiscovered Country," by Lin Enger (Little, Brown and Co., $24) ...more

August 31, 2008

"The Story of Edgar Sawtelle," by David Wroblewski (Ecco, $25.95) ...more

August 24, 2008

when reading a newspaper was cool - Michael Lebron worked as a newspaperman in Tampa. He worked for the now defunct Tampa Times. Kurt Vonnegut is right. Defunct is a funny word. ...more

August 17, 2008

When Americans think of 1950s Cuba, they tend to picture Fidel Castro ranting in tattered fatigues about the revolution. ...more

July 27, 2008

'Missing Witness,' by Gordon Campbell (William Morrow, $25) ...more

October 28, 2007

While many other 16-year-olds are just happy to get their driver's licenses, Chelsea DeVries is a published romance writer who wants to be an accountant. ...more

October 25, 2007

Delores Walker is a lonely teenager from the Bronx who longs to become a Weeki Wachee mermaid. ...more

October 24, 2007

'Interred With Their Bones,' by Jennifer Lee Carrell (Dutton, $26) ...more

September 30, 2007