This week, Andrew McCarthy’s movie roles in “Pretty in Pink,” “St. Elmo’s Fire,” “Weekend at Bernie’s,” and “Less Than Zero” made him a star. He’s considered one of the so-called “Brat Pack” – which has come to represent both a genre of film and an era of pop culture. He writes about that decade of his life in “Brat: An ’80s Story.”
Robert Reich is Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served in...
Abraham Verghese is The New York Times-bestselling author of “Cutting for Stone.” His latest, “The Covenant of Water,” is a stunning epic of love,...
This week, author Amitava Kumar’s new novel, “A Time Outside This Time,” is set at a writer’s retreat and reflects on the issues of...