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Shel Silverstein's Houseboat Is For Sale

The author's houseboat is located in Sausalito

Alex Trebek's Memoir Is Due Out in July

"The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life" will be on sale on July 21

Crowdfunding Campaign Saves San Francisco Bookstore City Lights

A request for help pays off — but many other bookstores still need assistance

Make These Wartime Egg Recipes Your COVID-19 Comfort Food

The stuff we eat during the hard times can become a happy memory. The great food writer understood that.

How the Taco Conquered America

A conversation with "Texas Monthly" taco editor José R. Ralat

Quentin Tarantino Considering “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Novel

Quentin Tarantino thinks Quentin Tarantino should write a novel based on Quentin Tarantino's movie

"Moby-Dick" Is the Perfect Book for Troubled Times, And This Is How to Read It

Two chapters a night, at your desk, with a glass of Scotch

Who Was Raymond Chandler's Unexpected First Choice to Play Philip Marlowe?

Hint: not Humphrey Bogart. Also, not Elliott Gould.

Before You Watch "Tales From the Loop," Get to Know the Sci-Fi Artist Who Inspired It

Simon Stålenhag's dystopian tableaux have been attracting a cult following for years

The 5 New Books You Should Be Reading This April

You're no doubt stuck inside. So buy all of these books.

Drugs, Death and Globetrotting With the Modern-Day Kerouac

A conversation with Rob Doyle about his new novel, "Threshold"

Thanks to Bookshop, There Is No Reason to Buy Books on Amazon Anymore

Independent bookstores, and booksellers, get a lifeline just when they need it most

The Best Movies, TV, Books and Music for April

A new Beastie Boys doc, the world's strangest cooking show and a handbook for the end of the world

Excerpt: Rob Doyle Recalls His First Magic Mushroom Excursions in "Threshold"

The book has been compared favorably — and, for once, accurately — to Kerouac and Burroughs

Comedian Josh Gondelman Shows Off His Workspace

The "Desus & Mero" writer may own the only Marcus Smart jersey within a mile of MSG