To use a word that appears often in the novel, “Time of the Child” is a miracle. Niall Williams’ gorgeous, wry and humane book is set in the fictional Irish hamlet of Faha, where much of his work ...

Just as I was feeling sated from all the rich literary Guinness, along comes another Irish writer with a lip-smacking pint. Set in an impoverished County Clare village during December 1962, but ...

Two families navigate a pivotal holiday season that transforms their lives. By Jen Doll Jen Doll is the author of a memoir and two young adult novels. If you are a cynical sort (and who isn’t, these ...

A village "on the western edge of a wet nowhere" populated by men who drink too much and women who smile too little. Throw in cows, an addled priest, an abandoned baby and a thick cloud cover of shame ...

Child labor protections in America are being challenged at the state level and, in some cases, reversed in ways we haven’t seen in decades. In 2022 and 2023, Arkansas, Iowa, New Hampshire, and New ...