L.J. Martin makes a movie. Western author L. J. Martin, with more than 40 novels to his credit, is not one to wait for things to happen: he...
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Western Books & Movies
A Place of Wonder, A Time of Turmoil
A dynamic history of the creation of Yellowstone, a new gunfighter debate, a fresh interpretation of Western women and family, a Great Plains...
Christopher Mitchum
The reluctant Western star shares memories of his acting career. "Dad started acting just about the time I was born, in 1943,” Christopher...
Bruce Boxleitner
James Arness made all the difference in his storied film and television career. In 1976, Gunsmoke’s James Arness was about to take on the lead role...
The Silver King
A new biography of George Hearst, plus a new bio of James K.P. Miller, a multigenerational women’s story, a history of poker in the West and a new...
Best of the West 2022: Western Movies
Wall-to-Wall Westerns After a drought in the classic genre in 2020, Western productions returned with both barrels in 2021. What a...
Best of the West 2022: Western Books
The Western Hangs On While Old West history titles wane, classic Western fiction continues to sell. The canary in the coal mine of Old West...
Dern’d If You Do
Some of the most memorable roles in Western cinema history were portrayed by Bruce Dern during his long and storied career. It’s no surprise that...
America’s Trailblazer
Jerry Enzler’s new biography of Jim Bridger, and new histories of Lewis and Clark, the grand masters of Western art, war on the central plains and...
Notorious and Legendary
John Boessenecker’s new biography of Pearl Hart, plus a new dual bio of Geronimo and Sitting Bull, new histories of train robbing and the Western...
Y:1883 The Taylor-Made West
Writer-director-producer Taylor Sheridan celebrates his roots with his new series filmed in Texas. When writer, producer and director...
Keeping the Cowboy Hero Alive
Trace Adkins follows in the footsteps of Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and Johnny Cash. It’s been a great year for Trace Adkins, the six-foot six-inch...