A Missouri native who made her home in Texas, she drew on the Hill Country's rugged beauty while writing westerns and historical novels.

I was never a gangster, I never sold drugs, I never carried a gun... I worked every day since the age of fifteen. I knew my virtues couldn't save me.

In “Hour of the Hunter,” author J.A. Jance introduced her readers to Brandon Walker, who wore his white hat long after ...

Fresno has long produced award-winning authors, including multiple poets laureate across the state and national levels. But ...

The poems of Janae Lu, the 2024-25 Seattle Youth Poet Laureate (YPL), have that ability. Lu celebrated the June 25 release of ...

Stories that feel whispered yet unforgettable. These novels leave a mark not through drama, but through the kind of writing ...

A diverse selection of 10 books has been longlisted for the $50,000 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award in 2025. The ...

Dino Buzzati’s best works evoke the fabulism, paranoia and allegory of writers like Franz Kafka, Albert Camus and Italo ...

When children write poetry, they often jump in with only a vague idea then follow where it leads — adults can do that, too, ...

Emma Donoghue is an Irish Canadian writer whose books include the novels Landing , Room , Frog Music , The Wonder, The Pull ...

Meet Lorde’s talented little sister Indy Yelich, who’s also a singer: she followed the ‘Royals’ songstress from New Zealand to NYC and has also published 2 books of poetry ...