Katy Carl’s debut collection of short stories examines how people manage change in their lives—whether they have actively sought what comes next or had it forced upon them.

Iris Murdoch might seem like an unlikely candidate for praise from America reviewers, but her philosophical novels about love and alienation earned many praise-filled reviews over the years.

This is what Peggy Sue learns: we all want a second chance at the past, but the real second chances only happen in the here and now.

Ten years after his death, commentators and admirers of Seamus Heaney are still looking for new ways to measure his life and work.

My brother, when did rage become your station?

Jesus says, Woe to your puritan work ethics.