Why Donal Ryan revisited the characters of ‘The Spinning Heart’ in his new novel
'Heart, Be at Peace' returns to the village setting of the author's award-winning 2012 novel.
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In ‘Boat Baby,’ Vicky Nguyen shares the hope and hustle of her Vietnamese immigrant family
The NBC News correspondent writes about her family's perilous journey to America and growing up in a new culture.
Ian Leslie takes a fresh look at the Beatles in ‘John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs’
The author explores the duo’s relationship through the songs they were writing and singing.
How to turn a Stephen King story about death and loss into a feel-good film
Mike Flanagan's 'The Life of Chuck' is also a joyous movie starring Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Mia Sara and Mark Hamill.
Susan Choi sees her novel ‘Flashlight’ illuminating a life’s dark spaces
'I get really fixated on things and then I’m dying to put them into novels,' Choi, whose previous novel, 'Trust Exercise' won the National Book Award.
How ‘We Are Guardians’ explores community efforts to protect the Amazon
The film tells the story of the Indigenous forest protectors of the Amazon as they try to stave off the loggers and farmers who are destroying their land and damaging...
In ‘Liquid,’ Mariam Rahmani aimed to write a smart rom-com set in L.A. and Tehran
'I think of the novel as a love letter to L.A.,' says the author.
John Kenney wanted to write a funny book about death. It’s about life instead.
The author of 'I See You’ve Called in Dead' says the death of his firefighter brother was a catalyst for the novel.
Why ‘Float Test’ author Lynn Steger Strong likes tweaking the rules of fiction
While the author loves 'thumbing her nose at rules,' she admits that there was one that she felt bound to follow.
Katie Kitamura says ‘Audition’ has a ‘strangeness’ inspired by David Lynch
At the start of the novel, the narrator, a successful actress, is approached by a young man who believes he’s her son … except she’s never had any children.