James D. Best

Death Valley is the hottest place on earth. The valley has amiable place names like Dead Man’s Pass, Funeral Mountain, Coffin Canyon, H...

We celebrated the New Year with our kids and six grandchildren. It was a blast … and tiring.  Great start of a new year, but this morning, ...

We're off to San Diego to escape winter in Nebraska. If the body is willing, I also hope to get in a little surfing. Actually, we d...

Thomas Sowell also recommends giving books for Christmas. Here is an excerpt from today's column. Christmas Books, by Thomas Sowel...

Books are a perfect gift ... and a great way to avoid the crowds.  At times, friends and relatives can be hard to buy for. Some s...

Fictional Bookstore From You've Got Mail We just returned from New York City. My son’s family lives on the Upper West side with h...

I never learned how to rope, but here's an expert from yesteryear that really knew how to make a length of hemp do magic.

The Author’s Academy is a subscription website dedicated to teaching “authors how to write, produce, and market their books successfu...