SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A lot of consumers depend on online reviews before they travel, book a restaurant, or buy a product or service. Many who post these reviews, no doubt, believe they are helping ...

In a world of dwindling reviews, the author Lydia Davis’s new work charts a more serendipitous path to reading.

My new book arrived on my doorstep today: “Writing Tools for the College Admissions Essay.” If you are counting, that makes 21 books with my name on the cover as editor or author. But it is only with ...