The Ukrainian-born author discusses immigrants, her first novel and how to talk to a friend about writing love scenes for a character based on his mother.

A multigenerational saga that spans 75 years, 'The Patriots' is historically rich, deeply moving and suspenseful.

On the 100-year anniversary of the Russian Revolution a writer ponders what would have happened if his mother had not left Kiev in 1914, fleeing the omnipresent anti-Semitism.

The globetrotting culinary adventurer largely responsible for popularizing Moroccan food in America is now engaged in a battle against the effects of Alzheimer's.