Never in doubt of his own abilities, Edgar Allan Poe pursued extremes in literature and in life.

Detective stories captivate us today in books, on television ... over 150 years to a Boston-born master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. And the most shocking true-crime story in Poe's day ...

A new biography, “Edgar Allan Poe” by Richard Kopley, is a sympathetic portrait of the horror master, connecting his life story to his fiction.

Not just a great writer, Poe had a circle of friends and family that cared for and about him, says the author of a new biography.

The branch manager for the library, Delores Schweitzer, says they have also given their collection a complete refresh, so patrons can expect to see a lot of brand-new books. The library was named ...