Author name: Eleanor Larson

When I was 19 years old, in the early 1980s, I started writing a novel about the daughter of the first female United States president. I don’t think there has been a day since when I haven’t thought about that possibility at least once. When I wrote “The President’s Daughter,” the idea of a female […]

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One of the best parts of new parenthood is figuring out what your child is going to be for Halloween. Considering the costume possibilities for my 15-month-old, I have been surprised and often delighted by what one can find on the internet. For a reasonable price, you can dress your baby up as Cher Horowitz,

Hardcover fiction 1. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $29) Two grieving brothers come to terms with their history and the people they love. 2. The Waiting by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown & Co.: $30) LAPD Det. Renée Ballard tracks a serial rapist whose trail has gone cold. 3. James by Percival Everett

Move over, “Daddy Lessons.” Beyoncé’s mom, Tina Knowles, says she’s ready to share some wisdom of her own in a new book. Knowles revealed Tuesday morning that her first memoir, “Matriarch,” is underway and will hit shelves next spring. The businesswoman, also the mother to singer Solange and the former costume designer for Destiny’s Child,