Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
There’s the John Steinbeck most Californians know, the bard of the Salinas Valley and Cannery Row, the chronicler of the common man’s plight, the acclaimed author of such towering works as “The Grapes ...
It's only fitting for a generational story like "East of Eden" to have its own family legacy behind it. After her grandfather Elia Kazan adapted John Steinbeck's novel into a celebrated film, Zoe ...
Netflix's East of Eden is rising in popularity ahead of its release.
John Steinbeck’s new novel, “Cannery Row” (Viking), is one of the least pretentious of his books, but I believe that it is the one I have most enjoyed reading. It deals with a community a little like ...
Sanora Babb’s interviews about the Dust Bowl informed “The Grapes of Wrath.” The book’s success led to the cancellation of her own book contract. “Riding Like the Wind” tells her life story. By Robert ...
THE RED PONY—John Steinbeck— Covici-Friede ($10). For a parallel to the inflation that has skyrocketed the value of John Steinbeck first editions, bibliophiles must turn to the classic rise in the ...