Novelist Chris Bohjalian has written nine novels, including "Midwives," which was an Oprah Book Club selection. His latest is "Before You Know Kindness." It is a family saga that pivots around an ...

We can all use a nudge now and again to be reminded of what it is to act with kindness and courage, and rather than only telling children how to be kind and courageous, reading books together is a ...

For many years, the late columnist Ann Landers promoted an annual Reconciliation Day, a day for people to reach out and extend peace to those with whom they had ...