Editor Pick: Books

Laszlo Bock celebrates Google in his new book. Prospective Googlers, it could also be your ticket to a job there.

You write about what you care about. You have to give your characters things to care about, too, right?

'Angry Optimist' is a mostly fluffy and, at times, disjointed look at the host of 'The Daily Show.'

O'Dowd maintains a passionate tone, almost febrile in some passages, throughout this extensive and methodical biography of an underrated performer whose career was truncated by her terrible death at only 39.

'High Country Nocturne' is an exciting thriller that will make for an excellent summer read.

In a world where marriages and women are bought and bartered, Avie has escaped her own confines with her real love Yates. After a confrontation with the government, he has been hospitalized in critical condition and she is on the run. She carries information that she must get to the Paternalist party if she can locate the correct person.

'Art Chantry Speaks: A Heretic's History of 20th Century Graphic Design' is a graphic designer's archaeological “dig” through the left-over detritus of the 20th century.

'Grace,' the latest from novelist Calvin Baker, is the story of one man’s quest for love and meaning in a world he has found wanting.

Rodgers has given us a tale of hurt and anguish. Her characters are an eclectic mix with emotions and flaws that are the same you find in the people you meet every day. Yet some of the secrets and issues are things we only hear about, and with a steady hand she introduces us to the dangers of bulimia and its aftermath.

'Being the first American Bond author, there were a few British Bond fans who wanted to kill me. You can’t please everyone.'