Books have shaped my life in more ways than I can explain. There are some key milestones that will always stand proud of the rest: the moment, reading a Chalet School book, when I understood that ...

Books and libraries are under serious assault in the United States, author Sara Paretsky told University of Delaware students, faculty, staff and community members at the Friends of the UD Library ...

Writer Sara Paretsky joins WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan to talk about her latest book, Love & Other Crimes: Stories. To purchase her books, or to learn more about Sara, visit her website ...

There must be something inspiring about dating a classical musician: Since private investigator V.I. Warshawski took up with double bassist Jake Thibaut in 2009's "Hardball," her creator, author Sara ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... “Pay Dirt,” by Sara Paretsky (Wiliam Morrow) V.I. Warshawski is in a bad place. Depressed because of a death (one that occurred in a previous mystery) and a ...

The term “Bleeding Kansas” is a pre-Civil War term referring to the conflict between anti-slavery and pro-slavery factions in the Kansas Territory. Residents of Kansas were to be allowed to choose the ...

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Our crime columnist recommends books starring hard-boiled investigators who are ready to travel down the meanest streets to root out the darkest truths. By Sarah Weinman Many crime novels are known ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Author Sara Paretsky is best known as the creator of female private investigator V.I. Warshawski but after 25 years together she has realized that they have become too close ...