J.J. Abrams is the driving force behind many of today’s hottest sci-fi films, from Super 8 to Cloverfield to the recent Star Trek reboot. But his latest project is something completely different — a ...

Whereas Doug Dorst's debut novel, imagined a world populated by ghosts and cops -- its surreal set-up given to realistic plot twists -- " a collection of short stories, favors black humor and the ...

As Chris Dorst, silver medal around his neck, stood on the award stand with his U.S. water polo teammates at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, a wave of emotions washed over him. “A lot of mixed ...

J.J. Abrams, Doug Dorst Talk ‘S.’ Novel, Online Hoaxes Lena Dunham moderated a discussion with the director and author at New York City’s Symphony Space. "The idea was to make it look like an actually ...

In his wide-ranging, technically daring story collection, “The Surf Guru,” no occupation is too offbeat for Doug Dorst. Over the course of fragmented vignettes, an aging, entrepreneurial surfer ...

On a recent Sunday, you could purchase John Grisham’s new bestseller, “Sycamore Row,” in hardback for $17.37 on Amazon.com. Or, for $6.59, you could download it. Same story, same words. Why pay the ...

Howard Keith Dorst, 62, of Pomeroy, Ohio, passed away Thursday, Nov. 1, 2023, at his residence. He was born Dec. 13, 1960, in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of Helen Hoffman Wilson and the late Robert A. Dorst ...

STOUGHTON - George Darwin “Joe” Dorst, age 96, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, at Stoughton Meadows Assisted Living in Stoughton, Wis. Joe was born on June 24, 1927, in Plymouth, ...

Jake Dorst. CIO of Tahoe Forest Health District (Truckee, Calif.). Mr. Dorst began his role as CIO of Tahoe Forest Health District, which includes Tahoe Forest Hospital, in August 2014. In May 2015, ...

Dr. John Phillips Dorst, an expert on dwarfism who headed pediatric radiology at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, died Tuesday of a brain tumor at Brightwood Genesis Eldercare in Brooklandville.

Creators of popular television have often invoked comparisons with written fiction: Dennis Potter and Steve Bochco both used the term "TV novel" to describe series such as Potter's The Singing ...