I’ve had “Horns” on my kindle for ages but after reading Joe Hill’s viscerally disturbing “Heartshaped Box,” I just didn’t have it in me to read his second novel. Hill, for those of you who don’t know ...

CHICAGO — Here’s what happened to the nice piano teacher: A man in steel-toe work boots stomped on him and broke his spine. And that’s not all. His wife stopped speaking to him, then died. Now he ...

I admit it. When I stub my toe and my husband Jamie makes a big show of sympathy I actually like it. It makes me feel better. I’m not sure why that is. I know that I’ve seen children fall, get back up ...