Just in time for Halloween, TIME turns the tables on the horror industry, asking those who scare us what frightens them the most
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Animal Expert Jon Katz On How To Find Peace When Pets Die
It might seem silly or insignificant to some, but for millions of animal lovers like Jon Katz, the death of a pet can be devastating. In his new book, Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die, Katz explores the complex feelings of grief that can arise upon an animal’s death. From his farm in upstate New York, Katz talked to TIME about …
Video: Colson Whitehead’s Favorite Pop Culture Zombies
It’s not hard for New Yorkers to picture zombies,” says author Colson Whitehead. “You take the subway, you go to Whole Foods, and you’ve got a series of stock characters to draw from.
Top 10 Ways Harry Potter Will Live On
For the Boy Who Lived, the story is now over. But fear not: TIME takes a look at the ways the wizard will live on even after the “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” credits roll
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The Problems of Power: George R.R. Martin's A Dance With Dragons
Note: George R.R. Martin’s A Dance With Dragons, the fifth book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series on which HBO’s Game of Thrones is based, is out in stores today. I received a review copy several weeks ago. TIME’s book critic Lev Grossman has already reviewed it. But since I’ve been covering the HBO series, and writing about GRRM’s …
Top 10 Movies Based on Kids’ Books
We’ve complained so often about Hollywood’s destruction of our childhood memories that it seemed appropriate to point out the happy exceptions.
All-TIME 100 Novels
Critics Lev Grossman and Richard Lacayo pick the 100 best English-language novels published since 1923—the beginning of TIME.