In 'Vigil Harbor,' Julia Glass shares a complex tale about a town’s history of close encounters with violence, but also about the open and helpful community that unintentionally enables some of the calamities that ensue.

In 'The Body Scout,' Lincoln Michel explores the limits of what it means to be human through a future in which companies tempt consumers with upgrades—new arms, organs and more.

The latest novel by Richard Powers, "Bewilderment," is a meditation on love for our planet as well as our individual love for one another.

Sarah Ramey in her new book: "My case went unsolved for fourteen years because no one would listen to me and the reason they would not listen to me is because I am a woman.”

In Solid Seasons, Jeffrey S. Cramer explores the deep friendship between the two literary titans.

Andrew Krivak's new novel is an elegiac tale that resonates deeply with the creation spirituality that has been rising in our collective imagination.

Paley knew by instinct what science now confirms: the role reading plays in developing empathy for the other.

The challenge of invisibility is paramount in 'The Refugees.'

'Thirteen Ways of Looking,' by Colum McCann

"God can handle honesty and prayer begins an honest conversation,” Anne Lamott asserts.