Here’s a roundup of some of The Wall Street Journal’s critics on work by—or inspired by—the American writer, who was born on Sept. 30, 1924. If Norman Mailer was, or at least sought to be ...

The tangled tale of Truman Capote's ashes is worthy of the writer ... Leamer had befriended Carson while writing an earlier book about her ex-husband called King of the Night: The Life of Johnny ...

Houston's most notorious serial killings proved too much for America's crown prince of true crime. What that can teach us now ...

It was April 13, 1965, and Truman Capote was calling to say ... Among the items are telegrams Capote sent while he was writing the book and postcards the author later sent from his winter home ...

At the height of his fame, Truman Capote was a fixture ... criminalized in much of the United States, Capote became known as much for his writing as his larger-than-life persona.

Prairie Lights hosted author and Writer’s Workshop alumnus Stuart Nadler to read and discuss his latest novel, “Rooms for ...