Literature - The Durango Herald

Anne Hillerman releases new novel

‘Stargazer’ is a welcome addition to ‘Leaphorn’ series

DATE: Apr 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books

Dave Grohl memoir ‘The Storyteller’ coming out Oct. 5

NEW YORK – Some unexpected free time in 2020 led Grammy Award winner Dave Grohl to put some thoughts and memories into words. Grohl’s memoir “The Storyteller” will come out Oct. 5...

DATE: Apr 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books

From Colorado to Florida: Fort Lewis College grad releases 1st book, ‘Tabloid Baby’

It’s always cool to see where fellow Fort Lewis College graduates – and fellow former staff members of the school’s newspaper, In the case of Kevin Lynch, who graduated in 1999, his post-F...

DATE: Apr 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books

Beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary dies at 104

NEW YORK – Beverly Cleary, the celebrated children’s author whose memories of her Oregon childhood were shared with millions through the likes of Ramona and Beezus Quimby and Henry Huggins, ...

DATE: Mar 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry dies at 84

DALLAS – Larry McMurtry, the prolific and popular author who took readers back to the old American West in his Pulitzer Prize-winning “Lonesome Dove” and returned them to modern-day landscap...

DATE: Mar 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books

SkyWords program welcomes author Tommy Orange

Fort Lewis College resumes Common Reading Experience

DATE: Mar 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books

C.J. Box’s ‘Dark Sky’ offers real-life lesson

In this 21st outing of his awarding winning series featuring everyman hero, Joe Pickett, C.J. Box delivers “Dark Sky.” In the opening, Joe is not a very happy camper. It’s a cold, windy morn...

DATE: Mar 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books

Norton Juster, ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ author, dead at 91

NEW YORK – Norton Juster, the celebrated children’s author who fashioned a world of adventure and punning punditry in the million-selling classic “The Phantom Tollbooth” and remained true to...

DATE: Mar 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books

Stephen King talks about new novel

NEW YORK – Stephen King doesn’t think of himself as a horror writer. “My view has always been you can call me whatever you want as long as the checks don’t bounce,” King told The ...

DATE: Mar 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books

Paul McCartney memoir due out in November

NEW YORK – Paul McCartney is finally ready to write his memoirs, and will use music – and a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet – to help guide him. “The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present” will...

DATE: Feb 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Longtime editor Genevieve Young left legacy in publishing

NEW YORK – Genevieve Young was a publishing editor with a long and diverse legacy. She entered the business in the early 1950s, when there were few female editors and even fewer A...

DATE: Feb 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books

‘Catching a Memory’ a fresh take on genre

Judith Shaw, an author with strong ties to Durango, has released her first book of fiction after writing two books that involved health and parenting. She was the educational director of The...

DATE: Feb 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books