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The essay collection grapples with violence, male anger, faith, and self-forgiveness. But it’s not the redemption story you might expect.

The God of Animals by debut novelist Aryn Kyle is based on her award-winning short story that appeared in The Atlantic Monthly. Set on a horse ranch in Colorado, it is a story of people brought together by their needs.

Italian and sushi are two words that normally don't go together. Chef David Pasternack is trying to change that, with a dish called crudo. The chef at Esca in New York City has a new cookbook, The Young Man and The Sea.

At just 33, playwright Sarah Ruhl has already had her plays produced on the country's most important stages. But she still finds time to read Goodnight Moon. She shares what's on her reading list this summer.

Carol Muske-Dukes has written three novels and seven collections of poetry, been a National Book Award finalist and received a Guggenheim fellowship. Her latest novel is Channeling Mark Twain, which fellow author Mary Karr describes as "a riveting story about women in prison, with language that scorches the page and characters you won't be able to live without."

Clarence Rhodes is one of the competitive rose gardeners described in Otherwise Normal People, a new book by Aurelia C. Scott. These obsessive growers travel around the country to enter their prize specimens in competitions.

You know him for his rhinestones and hot pants, but Liberace was also an avid chef. A new cookbook collects Mr. Showmanship's favorite recipes, including Salamiami Bouquet, Flamboyant Flambe and Angel Bling Cake Pie.

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf faces protests at home — and given his stance on the Taliban, eroding support in the West as well. Journalist and author Ahmed Rashid parses the challenges and possibilities of contemporary Pakistani politics.

For many, Clarence Thomas will be forever linked to Anita Hill, accusations of workplace harassment, and a bruising confirmation hearing. A new book, Supreme Discomfort, traces the conservative jurist's rise to the nation's highest court.

Adopted as a newborn, A.M. Homes discovered the truth of her origins when she was 31: She was the child of a young, single woman and her older, married lover. She writes about meeting her birth parents in The Mistress's Daughter.