Recently, I picked up a book to distract myself from my phone, which was blowing up with social media alerts, election prognostications and sweaty-palmed predictions about who the Dodgers might sign ...

Gifford is probably best known for his 1989 novel “Wild at Heart,” which David Lynch adapted into the cult film of the same name. (Together, they also wrote the screenplay for the director’s loamy ...

The colorful sea of artfully arranged books, the aroma of fresh coffee brewing at the in-store café, the ability to pick up a new-to-you book and flip it over to read about the plot, the magical ...