A former Italian senator who received books that went missing from the Girolamini Library in Naples is trying to distance himself from one of the biggest rare-book-theft scandals in history.
10:09 pm
Books of The Times: ‘This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage,’ by Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett’s new essay collection reinforces the impression of an uncommonly kind person who is not above self-interest but loves books, her grandmother, her husband and her dog.
10:15 pm
Stossel Family Problems Spelled Out in New Releases