Muriel Spark was a superstitious writer. In a 1971 BBC documentary, she explains her relationship with her pens. “If by accident someone picks up one of these pens … I throw that pen out the window. I ...

Obscured by her reputation as a wit is the fact that Spark was a religious writer—indeed, one of the most important religious writers in modern British literature. She embraced Roman Catholicism in ...

Every entrepreneurial journey starts with an idea—the spark that could transform into your dream business. Sometimes it’s the only thing standing between you and the life you want. And while great ...