Gifford is probably best known for his 1989 novel “Wild at Heart,” which David Lynch adapted into the cult film of the same name. (Together, they also wrote the screenplay for the director’s loamy ...

Robert Hilburn’s “A Few Words in Defense of Our Country” is a biography of a musician famous for both sarcasm and sentiment.

Peter Brown’s obsession with the abandoned railway that became the High Line led to two best sellers — including “The Wild ...