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Nicola Pavone, a middle child in an Italian-Canadian family, is trying to find his path in life--if only he knew how. It seems everyone--from his dad to his gym clients--is giving him advice. The one person that thinks they know what he wants is his nonna, Filomena, who believes ...

When a magazine quiz predicts that 31-year-old Maggie will soon die, she decides she must seek her own happiness in her few remaining months, but things become complicated when she finds herself on the run with her sister's newborn baby.

helps answer some of the most fundamental questions about the craft: Why do we write at all? Can writing be taught? What keeps a reader turning the pages? How is a writer to know when a work is done? In her own words, Shields reveals her thoughts on why we read, and more importa...