About Books & Literature: A Very Literary Halloween!

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Books & Literature From Megan Romer, your About Books & Literature Editor "Where there is no imagination there is no horror." - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Greatest Literary Monsters of All Time The classics are full of horrifying giants, ghastly ghouls, and evil wee creatures of the night. Check our some of the greatest among them! The Complete Works of Washington Irving E-Text Best Books About the Salem Witch Trials How To Celebrate a Very Literary Halloween Graphic Novel Review: 'Upside Down - A Vampire Tale' This original graphic novel by Jess Smart Smiley is just the right light-hearted read for vampire-lovers to dig into on Halloween. Graphic Novel Review: 'Archaeologists of Shadows' Halloween Costumes Based on Children's Books Book Review: 'The Graveyard' by Neil Gaiman Search Related Topics:  top shelf productions  jess smart smiley  comic book reviews Spooky Poems for Halloween Some of the greatest scary stories ever written have been in poetic form ("The Raven" comes to mind). Brush up on some of this frightening classic verse. Edgar Allan Poe Poems Poems for Autumn Scary Songs from Many Cultures Search Related Topics:  halloween poems  william shakespeare  robert herrick The Greatest Stephen King Book? Our Bestsellers Guide asked her readers to tell us their favorite Stephen King book of all time, and hundreds of folks weighed in. Complete List of Stephen King Books Top 10 Stephen King Horror Movies Review: 'Haunted' by Chuck Palahniuk Search Related Topics:  stephen king  horror  readers' choice recommendations Related Searches Kids Books Costumes Halloween Scary Halloween Literature Books Books for Children Featured Articles What's the Best Book You Read in 2012? Nominate Your Favorite Regionalism Theater in Ancient Rome Halloween Quotes for Kids 'The Art of Forgetting' by Camille Noe Pagan 'Broken Harbor' by Tana French   More from About.com Plan a Caribbean Vacation Whether you're planning a romantic escape, a girlfriend getaway, or an active family vacation we've got the resources you need. Read more...> How to Eat Locally Eating locally has many benefits, the food is fresher, tastes better, and has less environmental impact. But how can you get started? Read more...>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Books & Literature newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Halloween Books for Kids 'A Gift for Abuelita: Celebrating the Day of the Dead' 'Too Many Pumpkins' 'By the Light of the Halloween Moon' Advertisement

About Books & Literature: J.K. Rowling's 'The Casual Vacancy' and More

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Books & Literature From Megan Romer, your About Books & Literature Editor Apropos of nothing, but because I know book-lovers like you will understand: no matter how many times I look at a shelf of French-language books, I will never get used to the fact that the spines are backward. Ours read from top to bottom (requiring a rightward head tilt), theirs read from bottom to top (requiring a leftward head tilt). I love the French language and French food and French culture, but French books are bound funny and that's all there is to it. Now that I've gotten that off my chest, onward with this week's newsletter selections! Review: J.K. Rowling - 'The Casual Vacancy' J.K. Rowling's long-awaited adult novel is officially in the stores, and we've got a review for you. It's an explicitly human story -- no wizards here -- and it'll come as no surprise that it's engaging and well-written. Have a gander. Read More... See More About:  jk rowling  british literature  literary fiction Review: Dave Eggers - 'A Hologram for the King' This spring release seems to be the hot-ticket addition to book club reading lists this fall. It's a subtle, strangely non-political allegory about the state of affairs between the U.S. and the Middle East, told through the character of Alan Clay, a salesman. Read More... See More About:  a hologram for the king  dave eggers  saudi arabia Poe Properly Buried, 160 Years Later A couple of years back, Edgar Allan Poe was finally given a proper funeral, just 160 years after his death. Our Poetry Guides tell the story... Read More... Full Text: 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' In our third installment of spooky shorts to get you in the Halloween spirit, I'm going to suggest the classic The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. This is a personal favorite of mine because I've got ties to Sleepy Hollow itself (there's a big enormous Romer family plot in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, not far from the grave of Washington Irving himself). More to the point, though, it's a great story that has been retold a zillion and one times, but which is glorious (and spooky) in its original prose. See More About:  washington irving  legend of sleepy hollow  american literature Books & Literature Ads Online Kids Books Books for Children Books Publisher of Books Amazon com Books Featured Articles Great Opening Lines The Best Murder Mystery Comedies of All Time Now in Theatres: 'Alex Cross' Boss's Day Quotes Review: Maureen Emerson - 'Escape to Provence' Review: Byron Ballard - 'Staubs and Ditchwater'   More from About.com Plan a Caribbean Vacation Whether you're planning a romantic escape, a girlfriend getaway, or an active family vacation we've got the resources you need. Read more...> How to Eat Locally Eating locally has many benefits, the food is fresher, tastes better, and has less environmental impact. But how can you get started? Read more...>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Books & Literature newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Children's Books for Fall Eve Bunting - 'Peepers' Lois Ehlert - 'Leaf Man' Linda White - 'Too Many Pumpkins' Advertisement

About Books & Literature: Nobel Prize, Books for Jodi Picoult Fans, and More

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Books & Literature From Megan Romer, your About Books & Literature Editor This week, I've got myself a nice long airplane ride. In the days leading up to plane trips, I used to fret over which book (or three) I'd bring, ultimately usually hating my decision and buying something trashy in an airport after all that. Now I have an e-reader, and it is currently loaded up with approximately 75,000 books. I'll be off the plane before I decide where to start. Mo Yan Wins 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature This past week, the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature was bestowed upon Chinese author Mo Yan, whose work I have admittedly never read. Several of his books are readily available in translation, though, and I've downloaded his novel The Garlic Ballads to my e-reader, and I will hopefully remember to get to it soon. Read More... If You Like Jodi Picoult, You Might Like... A new Jodi Picoult novel won't be released until next year, so if you're a fan looking to fill the gap, check these novels out. Heck, if you're not a fan, check 'em out anyway -- there's some great stuff here! Read More... See More About:  jodi picoult  the memory keeper's daughter  the senator's wife Happy Teen Read Week! When I was a teenager, all I did was read. So... yep. I sure have changed a lot. Mmm-hmm. Apparently not all teens spend their whole day lost in a book, though, and Teen Read Week is one of the more exciting initiatives to help get them interested in books. Read More... See More About:  book-related events for kids and teens  young adult books  Edgar Allen Poe - "The Pit and the Pendulum" As the third installment to this little countdown to Halloween scary story series, I wanted to post Edgar Allen Poe's very scariest story. I read a whole bunch of them and have barely slept since. His stuff is seriously eerie. Still, I had to pick one, so here's "The Pit and The Pendulum" (the complete text, free to read) -- tied for first place with pretty much everything else Poe ever wrote. Read More... See More About:  edgar allan poe  gothic  horror Books & Literature Ads Halloween Books Kids Books Literature Books Chinese E Books Text Books Featured Articles Review: Jackson Galaxy - 'Pet Daddy' Now in Theatres: 'Wuthering Heights' Classic Play: 'No Exit' by Jean-Paul Sartre Eight Quick Tips for Writing Under Pressure Now in Theatres: 'Solomon Kane' Quotations from Scary Movies   More from About.com Plan a Caribbean Vacation Whether you're planning a romantic escape, a girlfriend getaway, or an active family vacation we've got the resources you need. Read more...> How to Eat Locally Eating locally has many benefits, the food is fresher, tastes better, and has less environmental impact. But how can you get started? Read more...>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Books & Literature newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Poems For Autumn Carl Sandburg - Robert Frost - Mary Hamrick - 'Autumn' Advertisement

About Books & Literature: New Books for October 2012

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Books & Literature From Megan Romer, your About Books & Literature Editor There was an honest-to-goodness morning chill in the air both yesterday and today. So that pretty much seals it. I'll be hiding under this quilt for the next six months. At least you know where to find me. New Books for October 2012 October's always a good month for book releases. People are settling into the school year's schedule and the darker evenings lend themselves well to a good book and a hot drink. This month sees releases from Tom Wolfe, John Grisham, and Dennis Lehane, as well as several excellent up-and-comers. See More About:  2012 books  new book releases  Children's Picture Books About Fall Fall was always a tough transition for me as a kid (and in related news, me as an adult), and I never much liked the idea that summer was over. I suspect some nice books about crunchy leaves and pumpkin pies might've cheered me up. In fact, I think I'll try some of these books now, though I'll pretend they're for my kid, of course. See More About:  children's picture books  poetry books for children  children's books about the seasons Review: 'Vlad' by Carlos Fuentes It's the season for scary reading, and this modern twist on the classic vampire legend is just the thing. Says our reviewer: "Fuentes aims for a low, narrow niche and succeeds masterfully at creating a nostalgic horror story with an intriguing layer of allegory beneath its gloomy surface." W.W. Jacobs - "The Monkey's Paw" There's nothing like a spooky story to get you in the Halloween mood. Here's the second installment of our newsletter's series of classic frightening short stories. If you've never read it, you're in for a treat. Books & Literature Ads Books for Children Horror Books Reading Books Literature Books New Books Featured Articles 'Drama' Original Graphic Novel Review Safire's Rules for Keeping a Diary 'Copenhagen' by Michael Freyn Love Quotes from Drake How to Determine a Reading Schedule What is a Sestina?   More from About.com Plan a Caribbean Vacation Whether you're planning a romantic escape, a girlfriend getaway, or an active family vacation we've got the resources you need. Read more...> How to Eat Locally Eating locally has many benefits, the food is fresher, tastes better, and has less environmental impact. But how can you get started? Read more...>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Books & Literature newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Spooky Poems from the 1600s "The Witches' Spell" (Macbeth) - Shakespeare "The Apparition" - John Donne "Sonnet 100" - Lord Brooke Fulke Greville Advertisement