The book's success led to a film adaptation by Sean Penn and an album by Eddie Vedder that solidified McCandless' legacy as a polarizing icon of modern adventuring The year was 1992. After having ...

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 ...

Jon Krakauer's new book, "Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town," will come out April 21, according to the bestselling author's website. The book presents "a stark, powerful, ...

Author and mountaineer Jon Krakauer will speak about his writing, adventures and charitable work at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Louisville’s Monarch High School. Krakauer is the author of several bestselling ...

There are many passages in Jon Krakauer’s Missoula that, even nearly a year after reading it, I can’t shake. [Heads up for trauma survivors: Some of those graphic passages are included below.] One of ...

The year was 1992. After having lived alone for months in an abandoned Fairbanks City Transit System bus along the Stampede Trail outside of Healy, Alaska, 24-year-old Chris McCandless was growing ...

Jon Krakauer's new book, "Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town," will come out April 21, according to the bestselling author's website.