THE RED THREAD By Ann Hood Norton, $23.95 304 pages The title of Ann Hood’s new novel derives from a Chinese belief that a red thread ties children to all the people who will play a part in their ...

Cutely named decorating trends come and go so quickly these days that I can hardly keep up. But occasionally an idea with a catchy name comes around that has some staying power. When a video by ...

Destiny is tricky in fiction. In real life, destiny’s best quality is clarity — the cleared path, the right decision, the way things are. So I’m told. But in fiction, destiny can seem forced, ...

The ancient Chinese believed that the gods connected two people who were meant to be together with a mythical red thread; one end tied to her finger and the other end to his ankle. No matter what ...

SONYA YENCER (Red Thread Promise): The name of the Red Thread Promise came from an ancient Chinese proverb that talks about a silken red thread of destiny that connects everybody. In Haiti, disabled ...

Destiny is tricky in fiction. In real life, destiny’s best quality is clarity — the cleared path, the right decision, the way things are. So I’m told. But in fiction, destiny can seem forced, ...