The Vintage Caper by Peter Mayle My rating: 3 of 5 stars The latest fiction from Peter Mayle, a wine-based mystery in his own gastro-gumshoe style. Lots of fun, over too quickly. View all my reviews >>

The Secret Lives of Buildings: From the Ruins of the Parthenon to the Vegas Strip in Thirteen Stories by Edward Hollis My rating: 3 of 5 stars From the Parthenon to the Las Vegas strip, The Secret Lives of Buildings traces the histories of twelve...

The Case for Pluto by Alan Boyle My rating: 4 of 5 stars A very readable and accessible book about the discovery of the smaller planets, and the controversy that's surrounded the recent reclassification of the "dwarf planets." Kept my attention all...

Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession by Julie Powell My rating: 4 of 5 stars The story behind the Julie of Julie & Julia, 365 days, 524 recipes, 1 tiny apartment kitchen, a heart-string tugging confessional mixed with a foodie journey. ...

Perfect Rigor: A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century by Masha Gessen My rating: 3 of 5 stars The story of Grigory Perelman and his solution to Poincare's Conjecture, a mathematical problem that seemed unlikely to be solved. His...