This week’s bookcase includes reviews of The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith and The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown.

What do Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster and a book club for men all have in common? They’re mythical creatures, only seen in blurry photos taken by unreliable witnesses, and most people don’t believe ...

CG Salamander and Sheena Deviah’s collaborative project, From Makaras to Manticores: Around India in 100 Mythical Creatures (Hachette India), is the perfect example of a book you would want to ...

5. “Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI,” Karen Hao. A rigorous exposé that pulls back the curtain on ...

Ellen Potter grew up in New York City and lived in Maine, but it was her time living in Upstate New York that inspired her to write a book that would become one of New York Public Library’s Best Books ...

Mythical wildlife may not exist, but because of Todd Calgi Gallicano’s book, they will be alive in the imaginations of children and adults. Gallicano, an author who spent part of his childhood in ...

One of the most popular series around is Dragonology, http://www.ologyworld.com/ by Dr. Ernest Drake and "edited" by Dug Steer. Five years after it was first ...