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No one reads a Lionel Shriver novel expecting a cheerful ending, and her latest, A Better Life, will not disillusion readers in this respect. An expert in the depiction and skewering of middle-class ...

Love, life, ownership and happiness — it all boils down to real estate. That’s the tantalizing premise behind Windsor Terrace author Lionel Shriver’s exquisite new collection, “Property.” In two ...

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 ...

Candid memoirs and long-awaited returns, there is a bumper crop of new books – including a novel that may be Looking for ...

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 ...

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, ...

Parents are going down for their children’s crimes. The narrator of Lionel Shriver’s 2003 bestseller We Need To Talk About Kevin spends the entire novel asking herself if she is to blame for the fact ...