While my previously mentioned 1885 first edition, seconding printing, of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is monetarily the most-valuable volume in my Favorite Books Bookcase, a short stack ...

My favorite part of the job was when people asked me for recommendations. I like to think I got pretty good at it; even now I can still tell you some of the New York Times top lists from 2013.

At 512 pages, “My Effin’ Life” has its share of Rush lore. But the most memorable parts of the singer and bassist’s book are about survival. By Elisabeth Egan Geddy Lee’s memoir, “My ...