Alyssa Avina is a writer and model in Virginia. Born and raised in Southern California, when she isn't building a community for body positivity, she is losing herself in far off worlds both on the big ...

There's the damaged and creative protagonist ("The Dark Half," "Misery," "Lisey's Story"), the menacing residence ("Bag of Bones," "The Shining"), the vaguely cryptic friend with unusual abilities ...

“Duma Key,” Stephen King’s terrific new novel, constitutes a return to form for a beloved pop novelist who has seemed, for many years now, to be running out of steam. His recent output, though ...