One detail of Raylan Givens' Justified look took author Elmore Leonard years to warm up to.

Twelve years after his death in 2013, Michigan’s own Elmore Leonard has a current book for sale. Dubbed the lost novella, Picket Line conjures up the literature of labor strife reminiscent of John ...

For someone who died in 2013, Elmore Leonard is having a heck of a year. Appropriately enough, it mostly involves his two favorite things: writing, and talking about writing. Come Saturday, Oct. 11, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

One hundred years after his birth, Elmore Leonard still sounds like America talking to itself — dry, funny, and perfectly in time. His prose swings with the precision of Shelly Manne’s drums, keeping ...

Two recent books, different in temperament and circumstance, invite reflection on what draws our attention, and how that attention is best applied. I try to stay insulated from publishing-industry ...

You’ve heard, but novelist Elmore Leonard died today at the age of 87. As the celebrated author of Get Shorty, Glitz, and Be Cool—and whose works were adapted into great movies and TV such as Out of ...

Timothy Olyphant's 'Justified' still holds up 16 years later, and its opening scene is an instant selling point.