“The Road” is not a happy story. Amid the violence and the starvation, Father does his best to give Son the best life he can. He teaches Son what it means to be a “good guy” or a “bad guy.” He does ...

USA TODAY has reached out to McCarthy's reps for comment. Cormac McCarthy, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'The Road,' dies ...

There have been multiple Cormac McCarthy adaptations over the years, including the Best Picture winner No Country For Old Men ...

Scholar Dianne C. Luce notes that at the time, Cormac McCarthy was living in Knoxville, just a couple hours up the highway from Chattanooga, where the local papers also covered the Lula Lake murders.