Yankees' Paxton Pushing It At The Right Time

James Paxton throwing heat for the Yankees. Photo by Jason Schott.

James Paxton had a phenomenal August, and he kept it rolling in September, as he threw seven shutout innings to lead the Yankees to a 10-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.

Chapman Claims Second Straight Reliever Of Month Award For Yankees

Aroldis Chapman fires one in earlier this season. Photo by Jason Schott.

Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has been voted the American League Reliever of the Month for August, and Felipe Vázquez of the Pittsburgh Pirates has been named the National League Reliever of the Month honors.

Books: "The Bourbon King" On Prohibition's Evil Genius

The Bourbon King: The Life and Crimes of George Remus, Prohibition's Evil Genius
By Bob Batchelor
Diversion Books; hardcover, 400 pages; $27.99; available today, September 3

When people think of the 1920s and Prohibition, the name Al Capone comes to mind immediately, but there was a bigger player on the scene, a man many believe accumulated more wealth than the notorious gangster, and he did it with a lot more sophistication.

Books: "The Glass Woman" By Caroline Lea

The Glass Woman
By Caroline Lea
Harper; hardcover, 392 pages; $27.99; available today, September 3

The Glass Woman is centered on a young woman caught in a loveless marriage faces dangers real and imagined in 17th-century Iceland.

Books: "The Chestnut Man" By Søren Sveistrup

The Chestnut Man
By Søren Sveistrup
Harper; hardcover, 528 pages; $28.99; available today, September 3

Søren Sveistrup is an internationally acclaimed script writer, creator and film producer of several TV series. From 2007 to 2012 he was the creator and writer of "The Killing," which has won several international awards, has been sold to more than a hundred countries all over the world, and was remade for AMC by Fox Television Studios in the US. He lives in Copenhagen.

Books: "The Call Of The Wild + Free" By Ainsley Arment

The Call Of The Wild + Free
By Ainsley Arment
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; hardcover, $29.99; available today, September 3

Ainsley Arment was inspired by the spirit of naturalist and philosopher Henry David Thoreau, who wrote that "all good things are wild and free," when she created a growing online community of parents focused on providing a quality education at home, Wild + Free.

Yankees' Shutout Streak Ends

Yankee Stadium. Photo by Jason Schott.

The Yankees were shutout by the Texas Rangers, 7-0, on Monday afternoon, the first time they were held scoreless in 220 games.