Potter Edmund de Waal's look into his family past is steeped in sadness.

What if Lady Di faked her own death and went into hiding in... Kensington, U.S.A.?

Howard Jacobson has a weakness for burlesque, which erodes his portrait of British Jews.

What's The Brotherhood of Owls? Pose the Q to sovrintendente Nic Costa.

Sunjeev Sahota's debut novel delves skillfully into homegrown British terrorism.

Jonathan Franzen's newest novel is much about being a slave to who you are — forever.

John Irving packs a country-and-a-half into "Last Night in Twisted River."

Tony Blair's vain and intriguing autobiography tackles a critical decade.

Emma Donoghue's mesmerizing "Room" pushes a five-year-old narrator to the limit.

Paul Harding's brilliant "Tinkers" does just that to a universe of his own making.

Raw meat is the name of the game as Brett Easton Ellis fast forwards.