National Lifestyle

Lisa Loeb, “A Simple Trick to Happiness” (Furious Rose) Lisa Loeb's 15th release — yes, it's been that much music since her seminal 1994 hit “Stay (I Missed You)" — will fit all the sweet spots for her well-hewn fan base.

“Eight Perfect Murders,” William Morrow, by Peter Swanson It’s a cold, snowy winter in Boston, where Malcolm Kershaw, five years a widower, runs the Old Devils Bookstore, a well-ordered mystery bookshop on Beacon Hill.

NEW YORK — Spike Lee still has his courtside seat, though the New York Knicks had to tell their superfan to find another way to get there. Lee said he won't be sitting there the rest of this season, anyway.

“Writers & Lovers: a Novel,” Grove Press, by Lily King In Lily King’s novel, “Writers & Lovers,” a struggling writer works as a waitress in the vicinity of Harvard Square, trying without success to make ends meet.

“Long Range,” G.P. Putnam's Sons, by C.J. Box It’s been 19 years since C.J. Box introduced us to Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett in “Open Season.

NEW YORK — Spike Lee still has his courtside seat, though the New York Knicks had to tell their superfan to find another way to get there.

If you’re looking for respite from this winter’s weather and news, you’ll find plenty of peace and quiet in the spring offerings beginning to show up at home decor retailers.

Claire Dinneen's daughters thought that worsening dementia was causing her growing confusion, but her doctor suspected something else. Dr. Pei Chen asked them to round up medicines in the 89-year-old woman's home and they returned with a huge haul.

An early, painted Swedish sideboard next to a leather sectional. An ornate Italian walnut headboard on a bed dressed in featherweight linen. A collection of colorful 1930s Fiestaware pottery on a Lucite bookshelf.

NEW YORK — Longtime MSNBC host Chris Matthews abruptly retired from his “Hardball” show on Monday, apologizing for making inappropriate comments about women and following a brutal week where he also took heat from supporters of Bernie Sanders and Eli