Carol Memmott

Anne Tyler reimagined “The Taming of the Shrew” for modern audiences in her 2016 novel, “Vinegar Girl.” It was an intriguing undertaking, because its leading lady — saucy, hotheaded Kate...

Five years ago, Barrington native Veronica Roth gained instant fame when "Divergent," her debut young-adult novel, hit the best-seller lists. Two more books followed, and at last count the trilogy...

Handsome, impetuous Bert Cousins sets in motion Ann Patchett's new novel, "Commonwealth," when he arrives uninvited at a christening party carrying a bottle of gin. He doesn't know it, but...

For many Americans, traveling this country's scenic highways and byways is the perfect getaway. For 40-year-old Josie, the bewildered, unanchored heroine at the center of Dave Eggers' engaging new novel,...

You can't turn a pop culture corner without bumping into plays, films, novels — even musicals — inspired by the works of William Shakespeare. Often set in modern times and...

In her 1952 memoir, "Return to the Island," Frances Conway wrote of the "emptiness and deadness" of the Galapagos Islands where she once lived: "Anything could happen to me, and...