American novelist Cormac McCarthy's 12 books are widely considered some of the best literature of the modern canon, and he is often ranked among the greatest American writers ever. Charles Joseph ...

McCarthy bagged numerous prizes over the decades, including a National Book Award and a Pulitzer. Some of his grim stories were controversial, winning him critics alongside the admirers.

In “Red Scare,” Clay Risen shows how culture in the United States is still driven by the political paranoia of the 1950s.

McCarthy’s novel was turned into an indelible film by the Coen brothers, but get past that: The book is well worth revisiting. “No Country for Old Men” is a blood-dark meditation on the ...

In 'Red Scare,' Risen analyzes the rise and fall of McCarthyism a plague that our country has never fully conquered.

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And while Houellebecq’s books offer interesting ideas on metaphysics ... there is a stronger author out there. Cormac McCarthy is the greatest living novelist. It’s actually strange that ...

Regarded as one of the best long-distance swimmers in New Jersey, McCarthy placed second in the 500 freestyle by ...

His political career essentially ended in 1982 with an unsuccessful bid for his old Senate seat from Minnesota. Since then McCarthy has taught, lectured, and written books.

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