The 10-year-old siblings at the heart of “Nothing to See Here” have a little problem: Whenever they experience intense emotion, they burst into flames.
“Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister,” by Jung Chang, reconstructs the lives of the politically connected Soong sisters, uncovering idealism, intrigue and greed.
The “lapsed but listening” Catholic traveled from Canterbury to Rome to figure out what he believes. In “A Pilgrimage to Eternity,” he shares his findings.
Marilyn Stasio takes time off from her crime fiction column to guide readers through some real-life chronicles of violence, madness and appalling misbehavior.
In Jeanette Winterson’s 1993 novel “Written on the Body,” the narrator (whose name and gender are never specified) navigates a consuming affair with a married woman.