Tornadoes can tear down a home and hurricanes can flood entire towns. But when it comes to weather dangers, extreme heat is the great deceiver. It isn’t acute; it’s literally a matter of degrees. A 100-degree day looks pretty much like one that’s 85. The skies don’t darken in warning and the danger isn’t instantaneous, … Read more
Simon & Schuster We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. TV, film and media executive Barry Diller spent a decade at ABC, where he helped popularize the made-for-TV “Movie of the Week.” In his new memoir, “Who Knew” (to be published on May 20 by Simon & Schuster), Diller … Read more
Meet my patient Mrs. L. R. She’s 98 years young and has never suffered a day of serious illness in her long life. She was referred to me by her primary care physician to assess her heart condition because she had developed swelling in her legs, known as edema. When we first met in the … Read more
Ecco We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In his new memoir, “Change the Recipe: Because You Can’t Build a Better World Without Breaking Some Eggs” (to be published April 22 by Ecco), chef José Andrés, founder of the humanitarian aid organization World Central Kitchen, offers life lessons and … Read more
The Open Field We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In her new memoir, “I Am Maria: My Reflections and Poems on Heartbreak, Healing, and Finding Your Way Home” (to be published April 1 by The Open Field), Maria Shriver – the daughter of Kennedys, broadcast journalist, and former … Read more
Penguin Press We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In his new memoir, “When the Going Was Good: An Editor’s Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines” (to be published Tuesday by Penguin Press), former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter recounts the glory days of magazine publishing, and … Read more
Knopf We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In her long-awaited return to fiction, the author of “Americanah,” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, presents “Dream Count” (Knopf), an intricately woven novel that spans continents and classes. With her signature wit and insight, Adichie follows four Nigerian women in North America and … Read more
Doubleday We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. An Oprah’s Book Club pick, Eric Puchner’s “Dream State” (Doubleday) is a sweeping saga that explores how choices – big and small – shape lives and families for decades. It starts, very charmingly, with the planning for a wedding at a … Read more
Knopf We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. Karen Russell, the bestselling author of “Swamplandia!” and “Vampires in the Lemon Grove,” returns with a magical new novel, “The Antidote” (available March 11 from Knopf), a Nebraska Dust Bowl-era tale of a prairie witch, who stores the memories that townsfolk … Read more
Harvest We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. The weather is finally getting warmer, the ground is about to thaw, and Martha Stewart is here to get you ready with her biggest gardening book in more than 30 years. “Martha Stewart’s Gardening Handbook: The Essential Guide to Designing, Planting, … Read more
