An illustration of a magnifying glass. An illustration of a magnifying glass.

An illustration of a magnifying glass. An illustration of a magnifying glass.

Love feels easy in stories, effortless in movies, but in real life, it can be terrifying. Kierkegaard, the Danish philosopher, believed that this fear is not about the other person, it’s about freedom ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. — Matt and Melissa Stucky first met in August of 2007, and for Matt, the connection was immediate. “We eventually met, and it's just like, you know, once we started talking to each ...

Earlier this month, I kept picking up and putting down Lily King's new novel, Heart the Lover. I love King's writing but the opening section was hard for me to take — not in a grisly Cormac McCarthy ...