But based on its cast, a brief clip, and its source material, Justified is the show I’m all-in on: I’ll bet the contemporary drama starring Timothy Olyphant as a sheriff tracking down badguys will be one of the best new shows of the upcoming... Full Article at Entertainment Weekly

The PEN Center USA literary awards, held Wednesday night at the Beverly Hills Hotel, made for an odd intersection of worlds. Full Article at Los Angeles Times

When a renowned author dies, two critical processes begin: first, placing the writer in the pantheon; and second, digging out every jot, every piece of juvenilia, every previously unseen word the deceased wrote. hack, but he needed to make a living,... Full Article at Monterey County Herald

The prolific Elmore Leonard (more than 40 novels and short-story collections) has come up with a new fast-paced thriller that begins with the two chief protagonists in prison and ends with one of them laid out at a funeral parlor. Full Article at Asbury Park Press

Some illuminating pre-interview James Ellroy research shows: “America’s greatest living crime writer” (some would root for Elmore Leonard) feigning masturbation for the benefit of the Playboy Channel outside the house where a girl he used to spy on... Full Article at Times Online

THIS novel starts with a trip to prison. Why not? No self-respecting Elmore Leonard character avoids the occasional legal infraction, and this new book resurrects a few repeat offenders. Full Article at The Scotsman

JACKIE BROWN (1997) Sunday, 10 a.m. , TNT Quentin Tarantino revived 1970’s blaxploitation sexpot, Pam Grier’s acting career — not to mention her profile — with this wacky spoof from an Elmore Leonard novel. Full Article at New York Post

An exuberant snap and visceral pop pulsate through much of the best American vernacular art. Louis Armstrong's "Stardust." Fred Astaire's "Top Hat." Frank Sinatra's "Songs for Swingin' Lovers!" Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather." Full Article at Detroit Free Press

John Sutherland on the winner - To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee How many British admirers of Harper Lee’s novel have seen a mockingbird? Scarcely more, I suspect, than have seen a dodo. Full Article at Times Online

Q: Is this your first adaptation? How did you choose Elmore Leonard and how did you approach his estate? Full Article at The New Yorker

The awards ceremony will be held in Beverly Hills on December 2, and will celebrate a number of other authors. Full Article at mediabistro.com

Elmore Leonard will be presented with the lifetime achievement award by PEN USA on Dec. 2. Full Article at CBC News

Leonard's "fiction -- with swift prose and slick characters -- is often tapped for screen adaptation, notably with 'Out of Sight,' 'Get Shorty' and 'Jackie Brown.'" Los Angeles Times 09/30/09... Full Article at ArtsJournal

US author Elmore Leonard, who will be presented with his second lifetime achievement award in December. Photograph: Vince Bucci/Getty 2009 is Elmore Leonard's year. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

Novelist Elmore Leonard will receive PEN USA's lifetime-achievement award at a December ceremony. LOS ANGELES — Novelist Elmore Leonard will receive PEN USA's lifetime-achievement award at a December ceremony. Full Article at The Seattle Times

LOS ANGELES -- Novelist Elmore Leonard will receive PEN USA's lifetime achievement award at a December ceremony. Leonard, 83, has written over 40 westerns, crime novels and mysteries, including "The Bounty Hunters," "Road Dogs" and "Cuba Libre." Full Article at Miami Herald

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Novelist Elmore Leonard will receive PEN USA's lifetime achievement award at a December ceremony. Full Article at KLTV

Author Elmore Leonard will be honored with the PEN USA lifetime achievement award for his long writing career. Leonard has published more than 40 novels, with film adaptations of his novels including "Get Shorty" and "Jackie Brown." Full Article at Variety

Elmore Leonard will receive PEN USA's lifetime achievement award at a December ceremony, the organization announced today. Leonard is the author of 43 novels; his most recent, "Road Dogs," was an L.A. Times bestseller. Full Article at Los Angeles Times