October 2013 Books Articles
- In Lynn Cullen's 'Mrs. Poe', Gothic Romance and Scandal Are a Pleasure to Read
- Jane Austen-Themed Video Game 'Ever, Jane' Swaps Dungeons and Guns for Ballrooms and Gossip
- 5 Modern Monster Novels for Halloween
- 11 Great Young Adult Books for the YA Cynic
- 3 Kitten-Filled Books for National Cat Day
- 9 Graphic Memoirs By Women
- Eleanor Catton's 'The Luminaries' Is an Amazing, Innovative Novel You Can't Afford to Miss
- Interview: What Gets Dani Shapiro 'Still Writing' After All These Years
- 10 Weird Foodie Moments in Literature and What We Learned From Them
- Charles Blackstone's 'Vintage Attraction' Full of Pinot Noir and Fading Passion
- Donna Tartt's 'The Goldfinch' Brings Together Suspense and Art
- 13 Halloween Costumes Inspired by Books
- 'Goodbye to All That' Is Not Here to Bust Your New York City Dreams
- The Scariest Books Aren't Frankenstein or The Shining: They're These Nonfiction Titles
- 13 Scary Books to Freak You Out, Just in Time for Halloween
- 10 Great Foodie Moments in Literature and What We Learned From Them
- 2013 Whiting Writers' Award Winners Are 10 of the Hottest Up-and-Coming Voices
- #HalloweenBooks Trends on Twitter, and We've Got 13 Spooky Favorites
- Man Booker Prize Winner Eleanor Catton Talks Sexism in Publishing — Is She Right?
- Interview: Joyce Maynard on 'Labor Day,' 'After Her,' and J.D. Salinger: "It's About an Imbalance of Power"
- Book Suggestions for Newsmakers, Week of October 7
- Alice Munro Declines Invite to Nobel Prize Ceremony
- Dave Eggers' 'The Circle' Demands Reflections on Privacy and Personhood
- 5 Female Authors Who Wrote Great Books in Their 20s
- In Jessica Alexander's 'Chasing Chaos', A Decade of Disaster Relief Provides Both Heartache and Hope
- 11 Novels You Can Use As Self-Help Books
- Can Literature’s Women Help to Answer ‘The Miley Question’?
- Emma Chapman's 'How To Be a Good Wife' is Propelled by the Dark Magic of Captivity
- 2013 National Book Award Finalists Announced
- Grandma Offers Online Dating Advice and is Generally Awesome
- Amanda Lindhout's 'A House in the Sky' Asks Its Readers For Compassion
- McDonald's Is Putting Books in Happy Meals In November; Twitter Reacts (of Course)
- Neil Gaiman's 'Neverwhere' Could Be Banned in a New Mexico School District After a Single Complaint
- 9 Books About Overcoming Addiction
- Book Suggestions for Newsmakers, Week of October 7
- In 'The Hired Man', Aminatta Forna Finds Extraordinary Beauty in Post-Civil War Croatia
- An Intro to Alice Munro's Short Story Collections
- 20 Writers on Why They Write
- Janette Jenkins' 'Firefly' Takes on the Life of Noel Coward
- 9 Characters in Literature Even Worse Than Your Ex
- Uprooting, Breaking, and Releasing in Heather Rounds' 'There'
- Captain Underpants Gets Two More Books, Plus 5 More Childhood Series We'd Like Revived
- Our Favorite Reactions to Andrew "The Jackal" Wylie's Interview About Amazon in The New Republic
- October Editor’s Pick: Fiona McFarlane’s 'The Night Guest'
- Catherine O'Flynn's 'Mr. Lynch's Holiday' Is the Best Kind of Easy Read
- The Effect of Beauty on 6 Fictional Women
- Jesmyn Ward's 'The Men We Reaped' on the Power of Home and Family
- Survey Reveals Some Interesting e-Book Realities, aka e-Readers Aren't the Literature Apocalypse
- Study: Reading Literary Fiction Makes You More Empathetic
- Lore Segal Injects Dark Humor Into 'Half the Kingdom', Her New Dystopian Novel
- Margaret Drabble’s 'Pure Gold Baby' is a Smart Take on Motherhood, Mental Health
- Elizabeth Gilbert Proves Her Stead In Fiction in 'Signature of All Things' — and, Yes, It's a Must-Read
