Oliver Twist’s villain is reimagined in ‘Fagin the Thief’
“Fagin the Thief,” by Allison Epstein (Doubleday, 2025) Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in…
4 kids’ books help with the anxieties of starting school
By now it’s sunk in: Summer vacation is over and school has begun. As the excitement of Day…
A reading retreat helped the author turn a page
You’re not supposed to cry on vacation, but what else can you do when you fear the boy…