Subtitled "Searching for Truth in the Land of Spin," the author of American Hero—the film Wag the Dog was adapted from it—takes a look at recent history, from 9/11 onward, and examines how the media has failed to deliver quality reportage, especially concerning the chicanery of the current administration.

The engaging heroine of Off-Broadway chick-lit thriller Hide Your Eyes gets into more twisty, tongue-in-cheek mayhem in this addictively suspenseful sequel. Gaylin will speak at the Local Interest Book Club, Kingston Barnes & Noble, Wednesday, 2/22 at 7pm.

Essential reading for adoptive families, this powerful anthology of twenty extraordinarily personal essays by accomplished authors includes a moving piece by Ulster County memoirist Laura Shaine Cunningham (A Place in the Country) about her Romanian- and Chinese-born daughters.

Concise and well-researched, this book provides thoughtful and specific methods of teaching children about a disastrously overlooked subject: empathy. With detailed sections on compassion, honor, good listening, and generosity, local author Levine explains how to impart these concepts to children.

This compulsively readable, genuinely funny reissue takes us back to pre-1950s Hudson, NY, when respectable citizens lived side by side with whores and gamblers, and both illicit and legitimate businesses thrived. A fascinating and entertaining addition to any local interest collection!

Lewis describes the simple pleasures of life on a farm through carefully chosen words and vintage photos, which Fletcher incorporates into paintings. Beautifully illustrated in a style reminiscent of an old family scrapbook, this story will enchant children and nostalgic adults alike.