Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day comes around every year and there is no getting away from it. With cards in the shops, offers on flowers and meal deals, boxes of chocolate on sale, and deals on ...

Mention Lily King to a group of readers and eyes light up. The handful of novels she has published since her 1999 debut, “The Pleasing Hour,” have elevated her into the company of cherished authors ...

Lily King’s new novel, “Heart the Lover,” is a profoundly affecting story of romantic entanglement by a master of the genre. By Lauren Christensen Lauren Christensen is an editor at the Book Review ...

Premieres Friday, Aug. 22, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS app + The film will begin streaming on YouTube with the broadcast This powerful two-hour documentary about how a heartbroken woman finds ...

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – Martha O’Sullivan’s love of Tahoe has inspired five books, including one trilogy and her latest story titled “Sierra Fall.” O’Sullivan’s writing has been praised by friends and ...

Psychologists say familiarity breeds comfort, but they rarely talk about how it also breeds desire. Everyone tells you love finds you when you least expect it. But nobody tells you it might find you ...

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I’ll be the first to admit I’m a crier. But you've got to get me in the right moment. I get misty-eyed at a nostalgic song and as the credits roll on a beautifully shot movie. I cry when I'm happy as ...

When I think of how there was once a time in my life when I fell into the trap of thinking that “Korean dramas are cringey,” I honestly can’t believe that I’m now the biggest K-drama fanatic you’ll ...