Andrew Solomon is the author of Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity, and The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression, which won the 2001 National Book Award, was a finalist for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize, and was included in The Times of London's list of 100 best books of the decade.

'Far From the Tree'

In the aftermath of the Newtown school shooting parents are asking what drives kids to murder. In an excerpt from Far From the Tree, author Andrew Solomon explores how parents deal with criminal children—and speaks to Dylan Klebold’s parents about the aftermath of their son’s attack at Columbine.

Sons and Lovers

The National Book Award-winning author of The Noonday Demon and the new book Far From the Tree, a monumental examination of hundreds of parents and children who have coped with special circumstances such as disabilities, deafness, dwarfism, and mental disorders, picks his favorite books about family love.