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Students and faculty arrive at Columbine High School for a memorial service marking the one-year anniversary of the worst school shooting in U.S. history. A school shooting is one of the events portrayed in Richard Russo’s Empire Falls

1. Empire Falls: Introduction
2. Empire Falls: Summary
3. Empire Falls: Richard Russo Biography
4. Empire Falls: Characters
5. Empire Falls: Themes
6. Empire Falls: Style
7. Empire Falls: Historical Context
8. Empire Falls: Critical Overview
9. Empire Falls: Essays and Criticism
   1. The Knox River as a Metaphor
   2. HBO Interview with Richard Russo
   3. Interview with failbetter.com
   4. A Small Town's Bad Luck and Unlikely Hero
10. Empire Falls: Topics for Further Study
11. Empire Falls: Media Adaptations
12. Empire Falls: What Do I Read Next?
13. Empire Falls: Bibliography and Further Reading
14. Empire Falls: Pictures
15. Copyright