Writer George Pelecanos reads The Washington Post every morning in his home. (Keren Carrión/NPR) It was August 2009 when the police raided writer George Pelecanos' home in Silver Spring, Md., just ...

George Pelecanos is a busy man. The writer is likely best known to pop-culture fans for his collaborations with David Simon: He served as a writer alongside him on the series Treme and The Wire, ...

The genre dates back to the dawn of television, but it has evolved over the years. By Marc Tracy David Simon returns to a familiar beat for HBO, updating if not improving on an old critique. By James ...

Last year the Writers Guild of America virtually shut down Hollywood when they went on strike over a contract dispute. Formerly industrious writers had time on their hands. One of them was George ...

It was August 2009 when the police raided writer George Pelecanos' home in Silver Spring, Md., just outside of Washington, D.C., with a no-knock warrant. He was performing his daily ritual of sitting ...