It was on a drive to see her horse that Laura Hillenbrand had her first inkling that something was wrong. Her chest felt like it was wrapped in duct tape. She wasn’t congested but felt a need to ...

The CFIDS Association of America says that $2 million in funding -- backed by individual gifts including a $250,000 donation from best-selling writer Laura Hillenbrand, who has chronic fatigue ...

I won’t kid you: When Laura Hillenbrand finally stepped into my frame of view, alighting at the bottom of a wooden staircase in her living room six feet away from me, the moment carried real ...

Disabled due to a severe form of chronic fatigue syndrome, a health problem she has struggled with since she was 19, Hillenbrand rarely leaves her home, and said she has not traveled in 20 years.

For the month of February, best-selling author Laura Hillenbrand will join NPR to lead discussions about her new No. 1 book, Unbroken. This book club will take place on Facebook, Twitter and NPR ...

His story comes to life again in a book that will be published next week, "Seabiscuit: An American Legend," by Laura Hillenbrand, a 33-year-old Washingtonian.

Laura Hillenbrand, author of "Seabiscuit," has suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome for 22 years. She responded to the research news linking a virus to the illness.

Laura Hillenbrand spins irresistible accounts of heroic figures undaunted by long odds. But shes frequently so unwell that she scarcely leaves home.