Disease, air disasters and sometimes just plain bad luck has taken some of country music's top stars through the years.

In October, the Book Review Book Club will read Cline’s latest, about a man with dementia who has decided to end his life on his own terms. By MJ Franklin MJ Franklin is an editor at the Book Review ...

Norway, Iowa - David "Dave" Cline, from Norway, Iowa passed away on September 16, 2026, at the age of 74. Born on August 18, 1952, Dave built a life grounded in family, service, and the satisfaction ...

The human brain has a method for dealing with the intrinsic fear of death. Terror-management theory, which builds on the work of the cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker, explains that the psyche ...

One thing is all but guaranteed to happen in Emma Cline’s Switzy: the death of its main character, David Hastings, who is making his way from the U.S. to an assisted-suicide clinic in Zurich. In this ...

In an impressive change of pace, Emma Cline’s new novel gets inside the head of a stoic businessman with dementia. By Alexandra Jacobs When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site ...

Some big changes are coming to this weekend's Patsy Cline Block Party in Winchester. The 16th annual celebration of the legendary country music singer who was born in Winchester will be the first to ...

But the teenager from California who burst onto the literary scene writing about “the sons and daughters of seal hunters” in Greenland was never likely to kowtow to the dusty maxim “write what you ...

The title of Emma Cline’s “Switzy” (Random House, 352 pages, $32) is a goofy nickname for Switzerland, the last stop for the novel’s main character, David Hastings. David is a divorced, 70-something ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline is an opportunity for people of all ages to experience the blend of theater and music all while honoring the legacy of Patsy Cline. This ...