HBO's The Leftovers got even more mind-bending and profound after moving on from the source material.

The acclaimed author/screenplay writer talks to us about how his hometown of Garwood inspired his latest novel.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Without Reese Witherspoon, Tom Perrotta might not be working in television. Given the author’s impressive track record in ...

In Tom Perrotta’s new novel, a successful writer named Jimmy Perrini is invited to return to his hometown in suburban New Jersey. The invitation takes him back to a difficult summer when he was in ...

The characters in this intelligent, absorbing tale of suburban angst are constrained and defined by their relationship to children. There's Sarah, an erstwhile ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reese Witherspoon in 1999's "Election," left, and author Tom Perrotta. (Photo illustration by Ross May / Los Angeles Times.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yes, that is real porn Kathryn Hahn is watching in the first episode of HBO’s “Mrs. Fletcher.” Tom Perrotta, who serves as ...

Tom Perrotta has become a familiar name beyond the seven novels and numerous short stories he has written through the past 25 years due to some of them coming to life on the big and small screens.

Tom Perrotta knows he’s in a rather peculiar position. It’s not a bad position, mind you, just a bit odd. The Belmont-based novelist and screenwriter has a new book of fiction, “Mrs. Fletcher.” ...

A middle-aged novelist sifts through memories of growing up in New Jersey in Tom Perrotta’s frustratingly formulaic book. By Alexandra Jacobs This month brings Barry Manilow and Martha Graham, Earth ...

After getting a taste of TV in HBO's heralded drama, the author-turned-screenwriter is back, adapting his latest novel as the sole showrunner. Without Reese Witherspoon, Tom Perrotta might not be ...

Tom Perrotta did not want to write another book about Tracy Flick. In this world of franchise mania, that seems a bit strange. The ambitious, hyper-organized, high-achieving 16-year-old at the heart ...