An examination of race, sex, and visible secrets.

The personal and professional troubles of a Detroit waitress.

Transformed bodies on a transformed earth.

In an excerpt from the author's debut novel, LAPD officers search an affluent couple's home.

An essay on clothing in uncertain times.

A father tries to bond with his transgender child.

A man cares for his ex's mentally unstable brother.

A search for meaning through academics, cultural studies, and terrorism.

An investigation into prophetic dreams.

When a husband and wife killed 14 at an office Christmas party in San Bernardino, they also orphaned their 6-month-old daughter. This is her life — and the life of the aunt and uncle who want to adopt her — a year later.

The sprouting of seeds and an uncle's connection to his niece.

A family disintegration, past and present.

A whale permeates a series of culture clashes.

Childhood lies and truthful, uncomfortable memories.

The reappearance of an adult woman's imaginary friend from childhood.

A terminally ill journalist deals with a variety of setbacks.

A fight over 11 Picassos, six van Goghs, five Cezannes, a rare pair of Monet, and more.

Secular crises of two workers at a religious camp.

Life problems imagined as fantasies.

A woman's dead father appears at a farmer's market.

Dolls and complicated gender dynamics.

A mysterious stone and the complexities of grief.

A story of medical ailments, family dynamics, and conservation work.

Sallie Belling was an inspirational figure in her community for having overcome a childhood of abuse, drugs, and prostitution — a childhood her sister Rachel says is pure fiction.

A contemporary fairy tale of transformations and time.