Kevin Nance

Sebastian Junger on new book ‘Tribe,’ what tribal societies teach us about belonging

May 9, 2019 at 11:11 p.m.

Sebastian Junger burst onto the literary scene in 1997 with "The Perfect Storm," his riveting nonfiction account of the loss of a fishing vessel and its crew from Gloucester, Mass.,...

From Letterman to the end of the world: TV writer Steve Hely on ‘The Wonder Trail’

May 9, 2019 at 11:10 p.m.

On occasion, even homebodies get wanderlust. You wake up one morning, survey the same four walls that surrounded you the previous evening and countless evenings before that, and conclude that...

Ethan Hawke's new graphic novel, "Indeh," began as a screenplay inspired by camping trips the actor once took with his father.

Ethan Hawke on ‘Indeh’ and the pull of Apache stories

May 9, 2019 at 11:10 p.m.

It's been fun watching Ethan Hawke grow up on screen. He registered with moviegoers early on as a soulful, passionate youth in "Dead Poet's Society" (1989) and "White Fang" (1991)...

BookExpo comes to Chicago with some new faces

May 9, 2019 at 11:09 p.m.

When BookExpo America (BEA) — the nation's largest annual gathering of publishers and booksellers — convenes in New York City, as it typically does, most Manhattan-based publishing houses send virtually...

Buzz Aldrin walks on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969.

For Buzz Aldrin, ‘No Dream Is Too High’

May 9, 2019 at 11:09 p.m.

Nobody wants to be second. We all want to be first, and that includes Buzz Aldrin, the astronaut who, as part of the history-making Apollo 11 mission in 1969, followed...

‘Happy Family’ and new beginnings: Tracy Barone on new novel, reinventing herself

May 9, 2019 at 11:08 p.m.

If you're skeptical about the often-repeated assertion that it's never too late to reinvent yourself, consider the case of Tracy Barone. After a successful career as a Hollywood producer —...

Karan Bajaj on ‘The Yoga of Max’s Discontent,’ finding his own karma

May 9, 2019 at 11:07 p.m.

If being a Wall Street banker doesn't seem conducive to a life of stillness, solitude and meditation — if the concept of selflessness, in all its implications, seems foreign to...

Karl Ove Knausgaard, author of "My Struggle," reflects on his unconventional approach to the novel as Book Five makes its American debut.

Karl Ove Knausgaard reflects on ‘My Struggle’

May 9, 2019 at 11:06 p.m.

It's hard to think of a more ambitious and more unusual literary undertaking in recent years than the Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard's six-part autobiographical novel "My Struggle." Originally published...

Andy Mozina’s ‘Contrary Motion’ challenges notion of masculine, feminine roles

May 9, 2019 at 11:05 p.m.

Poor Matt Grzbc. Divorced from his wife, he's hunkered down in a modest apartment in Chicago's Humboldt Park, trying to practice the harp. His father just died. His young daughter...

Foreign correspondent Andrew Solomon on ‘Far and Away,’ Gadhafi’s Libya

May 9, 2019 at 11:05 p.m.

Being a foreign correspondent — slipping in and out of war zones and reporting on international politics and culture, particularly in the developing world — isn't for everybody, but it...

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