The title of British author Kate Atkinson’s new short-story collection, “Normal Rules Don’t Apply,” could easily be repurposed for an eventual memoir. Atkinson, who didn’t start writing until age 40 ...

Surprising, versatile, dark and funny, the British writer has something for (almost) everyone. By Sadie Stein Our crime columnist recommends books starring hard-boiled investigators who are ready to ...

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Author Kate Atkinson has said it is a “tremendous honour” to be presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Saltire Society. The winners of this year’s Saltires: Scotland’s National Book Awards ...

"Shrines of Gaiety” is the new novel from Kate Atkinson, author of the bestselling “Life After Life.” It is expansive enough for its pleasures to be numerous. Atkinson has written a sort of Dickensian ...

The sixth novel about private detective Jackson Brodie is a compelling mystery and a witty romp through the genre’s tropes. Colette is the former books editor for the Tampa Bay Times. She now writes ...

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Over the course of four novels chronicling the adventures of erstwhile detective Jackson Brodie, Kate Atkinson, author of "Case Histories" and "When Will There Be Good News?" put her unique stamp on ...