Kristin Koval’s novel explores the struggles of two families linked by tragedy, guilt and love.

Allegra Goodman’s novel follows a pampered 16th-century orphan tested by a number of catastrophes.

People reminisce about Pittsburgh’s long-closed Kaufmann’s Department Store and cling to the Cathedral of Learning’’s ...

In “Memorial Days,” Geraldine Brooks retreats to an island off Australia hoping to pick up the pieces after the sudden death ...