Few dates on the calendar get shorter shrift than poor old November 18. Bereft of major holidays, all but anonymous, and cold — but not even cold enough to snow (at least in a lot of the U.S.) — it ...

Sometimes you seize the day. Sometimes the day seizes you.

In at least one respect, all time loop stories repeat themselves endlessly. The protagonists — Bill Murray in “Groundhog Day,” Tom Cruise in “Edge of Tomorrow,” Andy Samberg in “Palm Springs” — start ...

This week brings new releases from Joy Williams, Simon Winchester and Tracy K. Smith, among other talented writers. Few dates on the calendar get shorter shrift than poor old November 18. Bereft of ...