The novel became the beach read of the summer, with the shark at its center embodying the unease of an era of political and social upheaval. Publishing savvy, Hollywood hype and a killer cover helped ...
"Jaws" author Peter Benchley remembers stepping off a plane at the Martha's Vineyard airport in 1974 and being ambushed by a Los Angeles Times reporter. "Steven Spielberg thinks your book is a piece ...