Q&A with Craig Ferguson, host of the Late Late Show and Writer of the new novel Between the Bridge and the River.

Literary libertines Edmund White and Erica Jong have long used their own amorous histories in the service of fiction. But now both have new (and newly revelatory) memoirs out. Prompting the entirely academic query: Who’s had a more interesting sex life?

A new book on an old—and entirely disgusting—criminal practice.

The author of The Intuitionist and the forthcoming Apex Hides the Hurt tells the story behind five books plucked at random from his collection.

Now on her fifteenth book (and latest best seller), Sex and the Seasoned Woman, she spoke to Jada Yuan about women who are entering their “Second Adulthood” after the age of 50.

It’s one kind of memoir that won’t fall out of publishing-world favor anytime soon: Do something kooky for a year (from transvestitism to aggressive promiscuity) and then write about lessons learned. A look at four new entries in the thriving subgenre.

In Positively Fifth Street, James McManus turned a week at the World Series of Poker into a rambunctious existential exploration of greed and family, with an epically seedy murder tossed in. His new book, Physical: An American Checkup, takes an equally gonzo approach to the world of medicine.

In his new novel, The Good Life, Jay McInerney (a New York contributing editor) explores that post-attack feeling—equal parts grief, stoicism, and morbid humor.

In his new book, rock-star French philosophe Bernard-Henri Lévy hits Route 66. With his driver.

James Frey’s messy story.