One of the things I like about Truman Capote, other than the celebrated author’s writing, was that owing in part to his discovery of Ray Bradbury’s short story, “The Homecoming,” (languishing in a ...

In 1952 EC publisher Bill Gaines received a hilarious letter from Ray Bradbury gently requesting $50 in payment for the rights to his two stories “The Rocket Man” and “Kaleidoscope.” Turns out EC had ...

Michael B. Jordan starred in the HBO adaptation of the novel.

Four years ago Sam Weller, a onetime New City staff writer who’d written a guidebook, Secret Chicago, was covering the midwest for Publishers Weekly and freelancing stories to the Tribune magazine. He ...

Some key dates from the life and work of Ray Bradbury: 1920: Ray Douglas Bradbury is born Aug. 22 in Waukegan, Ill. 1934: Bradbury’s family moves to Los Angeles. 1939: Bradbury publishes one of his ...

Tales of body-snatching aliens and apocalyptic super-flus by Ray Bradbury, Stephen King and more double as time capsules of American fear. By Michael Koryta As spooky season approaches, the master of ...