The first Pittsburgh Crossword Puzzle Tournament will be held 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 7 at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum, 4141 Fifth Ave. ( (07/28/2010)

Capsule reviews of books that are of interest to young readers: "The Patterson Puppies and the Midnight Monster Party" by Leslie Patricelli; Candlewick, $15, 32 pages, ages 3-6. (07/27/2010)

Book Notes: Three authors with international recognition will be the headliners for the upcoming season of the Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series at the University of Pittsburgh. (07/26/2010)

The personal struggles of ordinary Argentines caught up in their country's "dirty war" more than 30 years ago are relived in Laura Restrepo's new novel (07/26/2010)

Amazon, the online retailer, has been selling its Kindle digital book reader for nearly three years now, one of a handful of these electronic devices, including the recent Apple iPad that combines a bunch of "applications" that the other digital readers lack. (07/25/2010)