Haunting Dust Bowl novel by Annie Bell among year’s best books
New York-based coffeetable book captures biographical shots
Photo-packed tome full of factoids, obscure tales
Memoirist Lydia Meredith got more than she bargained for in love and marriage
Gossip is often mean and its shelf-life is sometimes longer than we’d like
Coming-of-age novel is tender, alluring
Breezy book is fun, lite read but could have used more bio
Suspenseful story follows religious child on verge of starvation
Elizabeth Taylor/Michael Jackson bond explored in new double bio
Pat Patterson recalls early life, struggles on the mat
