The last dozen years or so have sponsored a rapid succession of social ­manias. A sudden fetishisation of once vanishingly ...

I wasn’t inspired to write this novel by any single event, but rather by a sequence of events—a succession of widespread ...

Today's guest is Lionel Shriver, the provocative writer best known for novels like We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Mandibles, and, most recently, Mania. We talked a few days after the assassination ...

If Lionel Shriver weren’t such a terrific writer, she might have had a glorious career as a sociologist. In her latest book, “Property,” she explores a host of contemporary social issues, including ...

Lionel Shriver's new novel, a black comedy called So Much for That, examines the financial and emotional wear that chronic illness can place on a family. With health care reform dominating the news, ...