James D. Best

For the last couple of decades, enthusiasts have lamented the demise of Westerns. The rest of the world went about their business, ignoran...

Western fiction has been hugely popular for almost two hundred years. Not only were Westerns popular in the United States, but the w...

John Sutherland is a literary critic and columnist for the Guardian . The sub-title of his book is "50 Key Concepts" and it...

The Tucson Festival of Books (March 15-16) is the largest book festival in the southwest. Featured authors include: Richard Russo, Ali...

Kimberly Turner published a piece on Lit Reactor titled, “ 7 Horrifying Ailments Named After Literary Characters .” I believe she missed a ...

Looking for literary critiques of Western literature, I accidentally came across the article “Westerns” by Nicolas S. Witschi in Oxford ...

Steve Dancy has had a rocky romantic life in the first three novels. His mother pushed him to marry a young lady who would enhance the fa...

I’m a Jane Austen fan. That probably seems odd since I’m male and write Westerns. The Wild West and English countryside have little in co...

Snobs come in every variety At Booktrust, Matt Haig started a cross-pond rhubarb with a post belittling literary snobs. Haig's...

To me, soliloquies seem like cheating. They’re frequently a dull way of conveying a character’s thoughts to the audience. Besides, how can...