“Prodigals” is a Uniquely Appalachian Story of Mental Illness, Loss, and Grief
Sarah Beth Childers uses the parable as a lens to understand her brother's death
Sarah Beth Childers uses the parable as a lens to understand her brother's death
Donna Hemans, author of "The House of Plain Truth," recommends Caribbean family sagas that expand the definition of "family"
All these books begin with the idea that losing memories could be something more than the act of forgetting
The author of "Stay True" on nostalgia and the politics of memory
Myriam J. A. Chancy, author of "What Storm, What Thunder," recommends stories by Caribbean authors writing about their home islands
Tom Lin, author of "The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu," on the fallibility of recollection
Anuk Arudpragasam on his Booker Prize short-listed novel "A Passage North"
The anthology "What God is Honored Here?" seeks to highlight stories of grief that have mostly been silenced
Mimi Lok, author of "Last of Her Name," recommends fiction about yearning
The comics giant didn’t just invent your favorite superheroes—he also expanded the definition of a reader