The author and School of the Art Institute of Chicago professor discusses her debut novel, about a pet-rental-shop employee whose life is changed by Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure classic. Read more
If you happen to be off today and not leaving the house, here are some good reads on funeral directors, Michael Jordan's high school coach, and Shel Silverstein's personal archive. Read more
After resigning as Chief of Staff, Bill Daley's D.C. record takes another hit as the president announces that Daley's old department, Commerce, will be axed in the service of paring down the federal bureaucracy. Read more
On a recent visit to Michael Del Piero’s Good Design studio, I noticed a big table piled high with ethnic textiles and rug remnants... Read more