This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for it here. Novelists committed to depicting contemporary life face an unprecedented challenge in ...

While year-end recaps tend to focus more on popular movies, shows and music from the previous year, books rarely receive the same kind of attention. But the checkout data given from the Monroe County ...

The family at the center of Madeline Cash’s first novel, Lost Lambs, is falling apart. Bud and Catherine Flynn have begun a “nonconsensual nonmonogamous spell.” They are too busy scorching each ...

Two recent books, different in temperament and circumstance, invite reflection on what draws our attention, and how that attention is best applied. I try to stay insulated from publishing-industry ...

In the beginning were the gnats. “Lost Lambs,” Madeline Cash’s riotously assured debut novel, opens inside Our Lady of Suffering as the pests swarm through services, multiplying faster than Father ...

As more people use credit and debit cards or contactless options, cash use is becoming increasingly less popular for everyday transactions. A survey by Talker Research of 2,000 Americans from ...

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Two more Miami Hurricanes left the team during the team’s playoff run on Thursday and a third is expected to leave imminently, bringing the total to six since the end of the regular season. Receiver ...

Editor’s note: Opinions expressed by columnists are solely the opinion of that person and not necessarily the Daily Journal. I’ve always been a fan of romance books, but the years during and after the ...

Daniel Goldston’s near-perfect, record-smashing 898 triple last weekend was a spectacular performance, but it was also extremely surprising considering his youthful, brief resume. The 20-year-old Troy ...

Three Michigan men are facing multiple charges after a seizure in Macomb County uncovered several items, including cash, crack cocaine and 1,500 pounds of marijuana. According to the Macomb County ...