After the death of her mother, main character Katy Silver feels adrift. The story describes her relationship with her mother Carol and her marriage with her husband, Eric. Katy decides to go to Italy alone,...

Steven Wingate, associate professor of English, moved to South Dakota 11 years ago, but is just now settling into his life here. Writing his latest novel, “The Leave-Takers,” helped with that. Through...

When one of my favorite YouTubers and podcasters, Shallon Lester, the self-declared “queen of the girls,” and proponent of confidence, self-esteem and “feminine feminism” recommended that all of...