One Flew Over the Cuckooo's Nest by Ken Kesey took place in Salem, Oregon. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair was based in Chicago. The Shining by Stephen King took place in Estes, Colorado. These novels, and 39 others, are on this Great American Novel Map ($30) published by Hog Island Press.
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Comics legend Grant Morrison to release their first novel
Everyone has that one artist or an author who produces such impressive work that they'd walk across flaming legos to procure their next piece. For me, one of those authors is Grant Morrison. Morrison is among the most inventive and essential creators in the history of the comics medium. People love to ascribe that aforementioned… READ THE REST
Secret Identity is a fantastic crime novel set in the seedy 70s comic book industry
Alex Segura has his roots deep in comics. He's worked at Wizard and DC, even served as the Co-President of Archie Comics before his current role as a Senior VP at Oni Press. And all the while, he's been writing, too — putting out comics like Archie Meets the Ramones and the noir-tinged Black Ghost,… READ THE REST
I'm glad I finally read "The Petting Zoo," the last book Jim Carroll wrote before he passed
You may know Jim Carroll from his 1978 autobiography, The Basketball Diaries which was later turned into a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, or for his songs from The Jim Carroll Band, such as People Who Died. Carroll was talented at everything he did, from music to writing to performing spoken word poetry. I recently read… READ THE REST
Teach yourself how to play guitar with the Jamstik trainer
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. Has learning how to play the guitar been on your bucket list? Learning how to play guitar should be simple, fun, and accessible, but with the average guitar costing $600 — lessons not included, you might… READ THE REST
Make room for important and large files with Prism Drive cloud storage
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. With most of our daily activities happening online, no one will ever complain about having too much storage space. On the contrary, it's frustrating when you run out of storage or have… READ THE REST
This 13-in-1 media hub brings your favorite content to the big screen
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. We're sure our parents had a wild time back in the day without modern media, and to some degree, we wish we could be a little less plugged in. But then we… READ THE REST