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Virginia Feito gets inside the twisted, bloodthirsty, and often comical head of a killer-posing-as-a-governess in the new book "Victorian Psycho."

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Rachel Tashjian, fashion critic of the Washington Post, about the once-exalted brand Calvin Klein returning to the runway at New York Fashion Week.

In Price's novel, a Harlem apartment building collapses, upending the lives of its residents, including a photographer, a funeral director and a 42-year-old man who feels he has little to live for.

Sometimes, the right book shows up just at the right time. Our book critic encountered two such books this week: Water, Water, by Billy Collins, and The Dog Who Followed the Moon, by James Norbury.

In Pittsburgh, entire houses have been converted into individual art installations filled with unusual objects. A new house is now open.

The new Netflix film "Carry-On" reminds us of how airports are the perfect setting for thrillers. Tight security, short tempers, and high stakes make for the perfect edge-of-your-seat storyline.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Matt Damon, who co-wrote and stars in the new film Promised Land. The movie tells the story of a salesman for a natural gas company who seeks drilling rights in a small Pennsylvania farming town.

As 2012 winds to a close, Glenn Weldon shares a couple of graphic novels that caught his eye this year: Drama by Raina Telgemeier and The Crackle of the Frost by Lorenzo Mattotti and Jorge Zentner. (This piece initially aired Nov. 20, 2012, on All Things Considered).

Author Hortense Calisher once called the short story "an apocalypse in a teacup." Critic Jane Ciabattari presents her favorite mini-apocalypses of 2012, from veteran authors like Sherman Alexie to newcomer Claire Vaye Watkins, who combines a unique voice and a shadowed family history in her debut collection.

All Things Considered wants to hear your stories. What was your worst year ever, how did you get through it, and what did you learn from it?