John Leonard

Book critic John Leonard reviews Jimmy Breslin's new biography of Damon Runyon.

Book critic John Leonard reviews "Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?" the latest book from political columnist Molly Ivins. (It's published by Random House).

Book critic John Leonard reviews Norman Mailer's new novel, "Harlot's Ghost."

Book critic John Leonard reviews, "Saint Maybe," the new novel from Anne Tyler.

Book critic John Leonard reviews the new collection of reviews by film critic Pauline Kael, "Movie Love: Complete Reviews 1988-1991." (Plume: A William Abrahams Book).

Critic John Leonard reviews a new novel by Josephine Herbst, "The Starched Blue Sky of Spain."

Book critic John Leonard reviews a new book about the decline of the labor movement, "Which Side are you on: Trying to be for Labor When its flat on its back," by Thomas Geoghegan.

Book critic John Leonard reviews "Coming Into the End Zone," by novelist and critic Doris Grumbach. It's a journal of her 70th year.

Book critic John Leonard reviews, "Topless: a Novel" by D. Keith Mano, a thriller about a young priest who returns to his former New York neighborhood to help manage the family business. The family's business turns out to be a topless bar and the "girls" there begin to get murdered. Mano's other books include, "Bishop's Progress," "War is Heaven," and "Take Five." ("Topless" is published by Random House.)

Book critic John Leonard reviews two collections of essays about Africa; "African Silences" by Peter Matthiessan and "Maneaters Motel" by Denis Boyles.