Fiction

The run-up to Halloween sees a horde of books and films aiming to terrify: "Sinister" and "Paranormal Activity 4" are drawing moviegoers with promises of...

In the film adaptation of Matthew Quick's heartwarming 2008 novel The Silver Linings Playbook—hitting theaters Thanksgiving Day—Bradley Cooper plays a crazed football fan who finds...

Kevin Powers' debut novel of the Iraq War, "The Yellow Birds," has been compared to Tim O'Brien's classic, "The Things They Carried," and "All...

In theaters this weekend: the latest big-screen adaptation of Emily Brontë’s 19th-century lovelorn classic Wuthering Heights—featuring original music by Grammy nominees Mumford & Sons and,...

Set on a desolate, foggy island off the coast of Southern California, T.C. Boyle's latest historical novel, San Miguel, follows two struggling families—one from...

It's no secret that George Orwell distrusted authority. "Big Brother is Watching You," the slogan from his classic novel, "1984," seems just as creepy...

Known as "The Babe Ruth of Bank Robbers," Willie Sutton knocked off nearly 100 banks and escaped jail. Twice. Author J.R. Moehringer discusses the...

Shortlisted for Winner of the 2012 Booker Prize, "Bring Up the Bodies" follows the Booker Prize–winning "Wolf Hall" in Hilary Mantel’s trilogy about Thomas Cromwell,...

With summer--and summer Fridays--on the wane, Labor Day can be a cruel reminder that you'll probably spend most of the coming days indoors at...