The question at the heart of Alice McDermott's latest book is - what do you sacrifice in order to do something good for someone else? The author's answer is told through the story of Tricia, a young ...

This combination of photos shows cover art for "Absolution" by Alice McDermott, left, and "The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store" by James McBride. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux via AP, left, and Riverhead ...

It feels easier to look away when life presents us with the uncomfortable. But National Book Award-winner Alice McDermott’s latest novel, “Absolution,” is a tale of murky motives and hidden ...

NEW YORKNEW YORK — Novels by James McBride and Alice McDermott and a short story collection by Jamel Brinkley are among the 10 books on the longlist for one of the literary world’s top prizes, the PEN ...