Part Two of Dan Simmons’ literary diptych: start with the recipe for Ilium, but bake for 704 pages to higher degree of literary allusion. Garnish with Virgil and serve with a nice novel of later Heinlein.

Part One of Dan Simmons’ literary diptych: mix one part Homer with one part Shakespeare and one part Proust in a bowl of high-concept speculative fiction– add a dash of Nabokov to taste.

Stephen King’s hauntingly sympathetic novel about injury, struggle, missed opportunity and a heroic Everyman, Johnny Smith.

Stephen King’s compelling vintage novel.

Erik Larson’s fascinating work of historical nonfiction interlacing the saga of the Century-defining 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition with the personal horror of a chillingly dedicated serial killer.