Author: Joyce Carol Oates Contents:Stigmata The Survival of childhood --The Death of Mrs. Sheer --First views of the enemy --At the seminary --Norman and the killer --The man that turned...

Gabrielle Hamilton Before Gabrielle Hamilton opened her acclaimed New York restaurant Prune, she spent twenty hard-living years trying to find purpose and meaning in her life. Blood, Bones & Butter...

David Rakoff The inimitably witty David Rakoff, New York Times bestselling author of Don’t Get Too Comfortable , defends the commonsensical notion that you should always assume the worst, because...

Ruth Reichl In this delightful sequel to her bestseller Tender at the Bone, Ruth Reichl returns with more tales of love, life, and marvelous meals. Comfort Me with Apples picks...

Michael S Tobin Non Fiction Book Award Winner: SilverTwo soulmates embark on an around-the-world journey, leaving the security of their well-ordered lives in search of larger truths.Forty-seven years ago, Michael...

Mitch Albom In Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom offers a beautifully written story of a remarkable eight-year journey between two worlds--two men, two faiths, two communities--that will inspire readers everywhere....

Tom O'Brien Best-selling author Tim O’Brien shares wisdom from a life in letters, lessons learned in wartime, and the challenges, humor, and rewards of raising two sons.  “We are all...

Lian Dolan, Liz Dolan, Julie Dolan, Monica Dolan, Sheila Dolan The Satellite Sisters are the fastest rising stars on public radio - five real sisters who grew up in a...

Rachel Simon Rachel Simon's sister Beth is a spirited woman who lives intensely and often joyfully, despite her intellectual disability. Beth spends her days riding the buses in her Pennsylvania...

Simon Donovan At 9.30pm on 2nd October 2008, BBC2 will air the first in an 8-part adaptation of Beautiful People. Produced by Jon Plowman, the man behind The Office and...

John Simpson There are only a handful of places left on this earth where you can't buy a McDonald's hamburger or stay in a Holiday Inn - and John Simpson...

Rachel Naomi Remen, MD The founder of Commonweal discusses the problem of isolation and disconnection in American society and sets forth her vision of how life should be lived, drawing...