In her novel "Tartufo" (Grand Central Publishing), Kira Jane Buxton (the author of "Hollow Kingdom" and "Feral Creatures") captures the comedy of truffle-mania in a tiny Tuscan village ...

Buxton’s passing for racing, and deep knowledge of the F1 grid as evidenced in his recent book “Grand Prix: An Illustrated History of Formula 1,” were staples every F1 weekend. But that is ...