The writer Susan Scarf Merrell talks about her "secret" desire to write fiction, and her breakthrough novel, "Shirley: A Novel," a thriller that drew upon the life of Shirley Jackson, a writer known for her works of mystery and horror.

Barbara Kruger's immersive, dizzying installation at the Museum of Modern Art is an explosion of black-and-white text about truth, power, belief, doubt, and desire.

Grenning Gallery is selling prints to benefit a teaching facility for underserved communities, printmaking workshops are coming to The Church in Sag Harbor, and a new group show is at Sara Nightingale.