Given the monastic pacing of Charlotte Wood’s “Stone Yard Devotional,” I suppose it’s appropriate that we’ve had to wait patiently for it. Wood’s fellow Australians have been praising this story about ...

With innovative hillside landscape ideas, such as terraced beds and low-maintenance plants, you can make the most of a sloped ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Cover art for “Stone Yard Devotional” owned by Riverhead Books. As routinely as the changing of ...

Hardscaping isn't known for being budget-friendly, but you can add structure to your yard on the cheap if you look into inexpensive stepping-stone walkway ideas. Stepping stone garden paths are ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Charlotte Wood about Stone Yard Devotional, in which the narrator retreats to a convent to escape the demands of every day life. Soon, disruptions arrive. If ...

Charlotte Wood is the author most recently of “Stone Yard Devotional,” which was shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, and other 10 books. Here she takes the Book Pages Q&A. Q. Please tell readers ...

“Do you have to believe in God to join a religious order?” asks the narrator of Charlotte Wood’s “Stone Yard Devotional.” The question would seem to be rhetorical, since the unnamed, middle-aged ...