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The Scariest Book I’ve Ever Read
We asked nine horror aficionados—including Charlaine Harris, Jack Ketchum, Mira Grant, and Fangoria magazine—to choose the one book that keeps them up at night....
Favorite Brooklyn Books
Leaves of Grass
Walt Whitman
“Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass has been my favorite Brooklyn book for decades, though my relationship to it has evolved. Not...
Pass the Chaos
Relatives driving you crazy this Thanksgiving? It could always be worse. Much worse. For a little perspective, check out Zola’s favorite books about family...
What If…
What if the Axis won WWII? Or Cinderella was a cyborg? Jenn Northington of Brooklyn'sWORD bookstore shares her favorite speculative fiction titles, by the...
My Favorite Baseball Book
Zola asked an all-star lineup of sportswriting greats—including Gay Talese, Frank Deford, Jane Leavy, and David Remnick—as well as one reigning Cy Young Award...
HBO’s Literary Pipeline
Last week, Neil Gaiman confirmed he's writing a television pilot for HBO based on his novel American Gods. Here, a roundup of the other books...
Tom Hanks: Mr. Adaptation
The Academy Award-winning actor has appeared in a slew of movies based on books. Fourteen to be exact, including his starring role in the...
Amazing Stocking Stuffers
Didn't get the book you wanted this holiday? Not sure how to spend that bookstore gift certificate? Here, great recommendations from 13 indie booksellers.
The...
The “War” in National Book Awards
One thing war is good for? The National Book Award for fiction. More than a dozen times the honor has gone to a war-themed...
How Close Is Too Close?
While few biographers have become as intimate with their subjects as David Petraeus' mistress Paula Broadwell, several have gotten... unusually close.
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
Truman...
