Diane Ackerman has long been a prolific observer of the myriad wonders of nature.

With her novel 'Angel Time' Anne Rice has, perhaps unintentionally, written a roman clef.

John Thorndikes wrenching memoir chronicles the year he cared for his Alzheimer's-afflicted father.

A native of the city, Louise Gluck visits the countryside in her latest collection of poems.

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