A true crime book released this week about the slaying and dismemberment of Tara Grant isn't winning rave reviews from at least one of its real-life characters -- Macomb County Sheriff Mark Hackel.

LONDON—As Belgian comic-book icon Tintin celebrates his 80th birthday, an age-old question has resurfaced: is the boy reporter gay? One British commentator says the signs are unmistakable.

The saga of Don Holleder should never be forgotten and a new book should help stir memories of an authentic American hero on and off the playing fields.

The first book about the Tara Grant murder has created a rift between Sheriff Mark Hackel and the authors, as the book criticizes Hackel and the investigation.

Andrew Bacevich, author of several books including his latest, "The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism," will be featured in a Meet The Author event at Rockport Public Library. Bacevich will discuss his latest book in the library's Brenner Room this Sunday at 2 p.m.

In the Company of Soldiers by Melia Meichelbock receives an Honorable Mention in the Biography/Autobiography category of the London Book Festival.

CALDWELL– Award-winning physician and author Dr. Margaret Brisco of Essex Fells will read from and discuss her new book, “Metamorphoses: The Stories She May Tell,” at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13 at Caldwell Public Library, 268 Bloomfield Ave.

A grant from a federal organization will give a Hartwick College history professor the chance to write a book he has been researching for more than two decades.