On Feb. 2, 2013, former Navy SEAL and “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle was fatally shot along with a friend, Chad Littlefield, at a gun range west of Glen Rose, Texas; Eddie Ray Routh was later convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Her new book recounts her experiences after the sudden death of her husband, the writer Tony Horwitz. It is not just another book about grief.
On Sunday, the American Library Association announced that Percival Everett’s “James” was this year’s winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, which includes a $5,000 cash award.
It was a Chicago citizen, not the Chicago Police Department, who turned her dedication to helping victims of sexual assault into the invention of the rape kit, the evidence collection tool now used across the country.,
“The Mailman” does all the necessary work of establishing a new hero, while also delivering a genuinely involving and suspenseful action thriller.
“Mothers and Sons” explores how we both love and harm those who are closest to us, sometimes simultaneously.
Philadelphia Eagles star receiver A.J. Brown could launch a book club of his own after a little sideline reading skyrocketed self-help author Jim Murphy to the hottest seller on Amazon overnight.
David Lodge, British author of perhaps the greatest works of campus satire of all-time, died on Jan. 1, 2025, at age 89, surrounded by his family at his home in Birmingham, England.
My quest to visit these stores isn’t just about supporting small businesses, but is instead a desire to join in a community of shared values.
There’s a slyly damning scene in Donna Seaman’s new memoir about her talent/habit/mandate for reading all the time. In this scene, Seaman is shoplifting. She’s a kid, but not stealing candy. She’s pocketing Dostoevsky.