Christopher J. Scalia

Author Archive

  • Sep 8, 2025
    When Elmore Leonard died in 2013, he was the undisputed king of crime fiction. Writers and celebrities like Walker Percy, Nora Ephron, Clint Eastwood, Donald Fagen, Stephen King,...
  • Sep 1, 2025
    My fellow Americans, have you noticed something different in the air this week? A fresh jolt of electricity charging the atmosphere? A certain swagger surge? An energizing influence...
  • Aug 4, 2025
    Selected by Christopher J. Scalia, the author of ‘13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven’t Read).’
  • Jul 29, 2025
    One of the more disappointing episodes in the recent history of political books occurred in 1999, when the long-awaited authorized biography of Ronald Reagan, Dutch, was...
  • Jun 16, 2025
    It’s true: Brian Wilson, the cofounder and creative soul of the Beach Boys who died last week at the age of 82, didn’t surf. And for someone who cowrote a song...
  • May 19, 2025
    Editor’s Note: This excerpt is adapted from 13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven’t Read), by Christopher J. Scalia. More years ago than I...