Mark Frauenfelder on BoingBoing notes, “signs of struggle and desperation serve to create a fascinatingly creepy environment. And that’s why I like DEAD INSIDE: DO NOT ENTER so much. The book consists entirely of letters, hand-written warnings, and pages torn from journal entries that were written during the zombie pandemic.” In his review of this collection of notes from the Zombie Apocalypse. CHRONICLE BOOKS published the paperback September of 2011.

Tor is holding an Educator Sweepstakes for The Accidental Highwayman by Ben Tripp, which they will publish on October 14th, 2014. Prizes for the contest include copies of the book, posters and tote bags. The contest closes on 10/20/14

In honor of the 40th anniversary of Robert Caro’s biography of Robert Moses, THE POWER BROKER, the Daily Beast published an article “The Power Broker turns 40: How Robert Caro Wrote a Masterpiece” detailing the history of the book and discussing the ways in which it “rewrote the rules of biography.” Knopf originally published the book in 1974 and it won the Pulitzer Prize in 1975.

As Brian Renvall of Library Journal says in a starred review, BOY ON ICE by John Branch is, “A heartbreaking examination of a young man's life destroyed by the sport he loved. Highly recommended.” Norton will publish the book Oct. 1, 2014.

Recently in the news expressing his opinions about Scotland’s independence in a New York Times Op-Ed piece, Alan Cumming is an award-winning actor, singer, writer, producer and director. His moving memoir NOT MY FATHER’S SON will be published by Dey Street Books on October 7, 2014.

The Telegraph has named ALL OUR NAMES one of the Best Books of 2014, calling it “an impressive portrait of compromised friendship and global politics.” Knopf published the book on March 4, 2014.

The return of THE HOT ZONE to the New York Times Bestseller list was written about in the “Inside the List” column in the New York Times Book Review. The book is currently at number 17 on the Paperback Non-Fiction list for the week of September 14th. Random House originally published the book in 1994.

An excerpt from Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn’s forthcoming book, A PATH APPEARS, was published on the front page of the Sunday Review for September 14th. Knopf will publish the book on September 23, 2014.

Publishers Weekly said of VAULT OF DREAMERS, “like viewers of The Forge Show, readers will want to keep watching Rosie.” Author Caragh O’Brien will be at Books of Wonder to discuss her latest work along with Emily Laybourne, Ann Aguire and Marike Rutkoski on Friday, September 19th at 6:00 PM. Roaring Book Press published the book on September 16th, 2014.

PAINTED HORSES by Malcolm Brooks has been chosen as a Fall 2014 Discover Great New Writers selection at Barnes & Noble. In a starred review, Library Journal said of PAINTED HORSES that it is “an outstanding debut novel that will linger in the reader’s mind,” and in a starred review Publishers Weekly said that “Brook’s debut captures the grandeur of the American West.” The author will be reading from his critically acclaimed novel at the Upper West Side Barnes and Noble on Wednesday, September 17th at 7:00 PM. Grove Atlantic published the book on August 5th, 2014.