Opinion

Lydia Manx takes us along on a visit to the restaurant "Il Fornaio" for some Italian fare and beautiful views.

Wendy Robards previews the upcoming novel, "The Outlander" by Gil Adamson.

Katrina Stonoff reviews the hilarious memoir, "Marley & Me" by John Grogan.

Wendy Robards reviews "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" by Mohsin Hamid.

Katrina Stonoff reviews "Was It Beautiful? by Alison McGhee, and finds it a finely crafted work of fiction about clinical depression.

Katrina Stonoff reviews "The Book of Flying" by Keith Miller. A modern allegory, she notes, and a traditional quest.

Katrina Stonoff reviews in haiku, and says this:"A lyrical and lovely book, 'The Effects of Light', by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, will haunt you, just as the photographs in it haunt their subjects."

Katrina Stonoff reviews "How to Be Lost" by Amanda Eyre Ward and finds it a real page-turner.

If there was one book Katrina Stonoff wishes she could assign everyone to read, it would be "The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini.

If you hear that zombies are a-foot in your town, let the web be your guide to survival.

Are you hungry yet? You will be...

A quick, quirky read, says Katrina Stonoff of "Company" by Max Barry, but one that you will think about when you look around at your workplace.

The winds are bringing about a change in the climate of writing ...

Katrina Stonoff reviews "Triptych" by Karin Slaughter and finds it unsettling, and a heart-pounder.

Staff writer Bernie Pilarski has a few words to say about the lack of laws against stupidity.

A new feature from the Press: information and maybe a little opinionatin'.

Katrina Stonoff reviews the highly recommended "The Constant Gardener" by John Le Carre.

Katrina Stonoff reviews "The Devil Wears Prada" by Lauren Weisberger, a novel made into the movie by the same name.

Wendy Robards reviews Lisa See's book "Peony In Love."

Piker Press staffer Wendy Robards discovers and reviews "Summer Crossing," Truman Capote's first novel, written when he was only 19 years old.

Sand and Bernie get back in the movie theater saddle and review the summer sleeper, "Stardust."

Katrina Stonoff reviews Stephen King's suspenseful "Gerald's Game."

Michael McLaughlin continues to give us the lowdown on how to approach retirement in Mexico ... this time on cars and people.

Katrina Stonoff reviews "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln.

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Katrina Stonoff reviews "Freakonomics" by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner -- and is fascinated by this non-fiction book that uses economics to shed light on social questions.

Bernie and Sand go to the movies once again, this time to see "Spiderman 3." Oooh. Will they stay married after this movie experience?

Katrina Stonoff reviews "The Whole World Over" by Julia Glass, a book held up as an example of a narrator that isn't a POV character

Ford - Found On the Road Dead. Fix Or Repair Daily. Fire Or Recall Disaster. Whatever you want to say it stands for, Ford is as much an American institution as consumerism and road congestion. Can it survive this latest setback?

Katrina Stonoff reviews "March" by Geraldine Brooks, a book based upon the father character in Alcott's classic, "Little Women."