Cold weather is harsh on the skin--especially the skin on your face. Here are a few products to keep you looking dazzling all winter long. November 2009
From sweet cotton slippers to pretty etched-glass bowls, creating one-of-a-kind presents is easier and cheaper than you might think. Below, four books to help you get crafty this holiday season, plus gift ideas for those who'd rather leave the work to the professionals. November 2009
Leggings are everywhere, but how to revisit the trend without looking like Olivia Newton-John? For the adult woman, these rules are timeless. November 2009
Pam Houston reviews Lit by Mary Karr, an irresistible memoir, chronicling a decade of motherhood, alcoholism, and a long, skeptical slog toward faith. November 2009
Vince Passaro reviews Invisible by Paul Auster, an intricate and compelling construction, partly made up of the fragmented memoir of a dying man, as he looks back at one year, 1967. November 2009
Jim Shepard reviews A Friend of the Family by Lauren Grodstein, a novel about a father who is the poster boy for the entitlement felt by an intrusive parent. November 2009
Elaina Richardson reviews Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America by Helen Thorpe, a book that puts a human face on the frequently obtuse conversation of immigration. November 2009
Cathleen Medwick reviews Guardians of Being by spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle and comic strip artist Patrick McDonnell, an inspired collaboration that pairs Tolle's original words with McDonnell's playfully rendered drawings. November 2009