Many critics consider Elmore Leonard to be the best living writer of crime fiction in the United States. Since the mid 1980s he has enjoyed enormous commercial success, and his style has influenced a generation of writers. Leonard began his career writin...

Dubbed "The Dickens of Detroit" by Time magazine in 1984, Elmore Leonard has written more than thirty novels, as well as many short stories and screenplays. He began his writing career in the early 1950s, turning out short stories for western pulp magazi...

Elmore Leonard has been called the greatest living writer of crime fiction. His novels have been compared to the works of the acknowledged masters of the genre, Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. Critics praise Leonard's uncanny ear for dialogue, and...

In case anyone's still keeping count amid the writers strike that has hobbled Hollywood's awards season, the tragic romance "Atonement" led the pack for Sunday's Golden Globes with seven nominations.Films and performances have taken a back seat to the business side of show business —...

The Goodyear blimp hovers off in the distance, keeping watch over the ritzy suburb of Scottsdale, the command center for this weekend's Super Bowl party scene.But all those Kid Rocks and Paris Hiltons might want to take a break from their $1,000 bottles of champagne...

"Back to basics" can sound like a good slogan. But too much of the basics means boredom, especially in retail.So Kohl's KSS, the fast-growing department store chain, is looking for some pizzazz.It's made deals with Ralph Lauren, Vera Wang and others to offer their exclusive...

The Turin Film Festival, traditionally focusing on art-house cinema and indie movies, opened its 25th edition Friday — the first under the direction of award-winning filmmaker Nanni Moretti.Moretti said he wants his festival to be "joyful but serious.""It should not only address the more radical...