Over the course of his career, William Boyd has excelled at two types of novel. There are comic romps in which hapless protagonists—such as the British diplomat Morgan Leafy of “A Good Man in Africa” ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to the Scottish writer William Boyd about his latest book, "The Predicament" – a spy thriller set during the height of the Cold War. Let me tell you about Gabriel Dax. He's a ...

It may be that a committed emotional relationship is an excellent way to grow love. We can think of an emotionally intimate relationship as the commitment of two unique individuals to create unity.