Set in a small, fictional Massachusetts town, Tom Lukas’ “Special Operations” claims to be “a thriller that could save a life.” The novel follows old-fashioned, no-nonsense First Detective Nick Giaccone as he tries to understand the twisted mind of the Illuminator, a war-veteran-nurse-turned-vigilante. Giaccone is about to retire when the Illuminator appears in sleepy Goddard, Mass.
The University’s International Education Week 2014 presented their capstone event, “Chitrageet,” Friday in a lively evening filled with Indian paintings, classical music and traditional dishes.
When a murder scandal rattles a small mining town in 1960s rural Missouri, the lives of the seemingly ordinary residents of the sleepy community begin to unravel.
Author Ed Falco bared his creative process in an intimate craft talk at Writer House Friday evening.
One year after the publication of “The Kennedy Half Century,” a comprehensive account of John F.
Back for a successful 18th year, the Charlottesville Vegetarian Festival arrived with two simple goals: to spread the word about the benefits of plant-based diets and to teach the community ways to reconcile a modern lifestyle with the health of our planet.
A thrilling novel-to-movie adaptation reminiscent of literary staples “Lord of the Flies” and “Peter Pan,” “The Maze Runner” is more than just another installment in the mediocre young adult dystopian franchise.
After nearly two decades of worldwide popularity, Lois Lowry’s young adult dystopian novel “The Giver” has finally received a big-screen adaptation.
Showtime's provocative period drama “Masters of Sex” continues to follow the story of real-life sex researchers Bill Masters (played by the charismatic Michael Sheen) and Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan). The show, now in its second season, affords these characters with less nudity and more character development than previous episodes allowed.
