Colson Whitehead

Books by Colson Whitehead

The Intuitionist

by Colson Whitehead
- Paperback, 255 pages
Zone One

by Colson Whitehead
- Paperback, 322 pages
Sag Harbor

by Colson Whitehead
- Hardcover, 273 pages

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Author Interviews

When Zombies Attack Lower Manhattan

July 20, 201210:24 AM

Colson Whitehead's novel Zone One is a post-apocalyptic tale of a Manhattan crippled by a plague and overrun with zombies. He explains that he created the novel, in part, to pay homage to the grimy 1970s New York of his childhood.

Colson Whitehead is a 2002 recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship. His writing has also appeared in Salon, The Village Voice, and The New York Times.

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Scorched Earth: Zombie Wastelands, Midwestern Gothics And Climate Change

July 10, 2012 3:07 PM

Novelist Colson Whitehead envisions zombies in Manhattan, while Donald Ray Pollock returns to gritty southern Ohio. In nonfiction, Ben Mezrich recounts the heist of moon rocks from NASA, and Mark Hertsgaard looks ahead to the next 50 years of climate change.

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A 'Zone' Full Of Zombies In Lower Manhattan

October 19, 201111:39 AM

Colson Whitehead's new novel Zone One is a post-apocalyptic tale of a Manhattan crippled by a plague and overrun with zombies. He explains that he created the novel, in part, to pay homage to the grimy 1970s New York of his childhood.

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Whitehead's 'Zone': Not Your Average Zombie Apocalypse

October 17, 201112:01 AM

Colson Whitehead's Zone One describes the aftermath of a mysterious plague that has swept the world and turned billions of people into zombies. Whitehead talks about his zombie nightmares, why he decided to destroy New York and what makes a "successful" apocalypse.

Colson Whitehead is also the author of The Intuitionist, John Henry Days, Apex Hides the Hurt and Sag Harbor.

Book Reviews

'Zone One': What Happens When Zombies Take NYC

by Dan Kois

October 15, 2011 8:00 AM

Existential loneliness lies at the heart of Colson Whitehead's apocalyptic tragicomedy about post-zombie Manhattan. The smart, strange, engrossing novel lampoons contemporary society and its excesses — and has haunting echoes of post-Sept. 11 New York.

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Literary Destinations: Five Books To Help You Escape

by Heidi W. Durrow

August 12, 2010 6:00 AM

In these stories — three novels and two works of nonfiction — a history teacher, a wry angst-filled teen, a budding celebrity chef, an intrepid spice hunter, and Ernest Hemingway himself whisk you to vacation spots around the world.

Illustration: Camp scene with book as tent.

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Young, Black and Living In The Hamptons

May 06, 200912:00 PM

Author Colson Whitehead's latest novel, Sag Harbor is a coming-of-age tale about a group of friends spending a 1980s summer in a predominantly black enclave in the Hamptons. Whitehead talks about his fourth book, which has already received a string of positive reviews.

Book Excerpt: 'The Intuitionist'

by Colson Whitehead

March 31, 2006 2:40 PM

Read an excerpt from The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead.

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Librarian's Picks: Saving the Best for First

Steve Inskeep and Nancy Pearl

March 31, 200612:45 PM

Sometimes authors' best works are their first. The tale of an imaginary universe where elevators are really important and the story of the first giraffe in Europe are among librarian Nancy Pearl's selections of must-read literary debuts.

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Colson Whitehead

Books by Colson Whitehead

The Intuitionist

Zone One

Sag Harbor

Colson Whitehead has written books about:

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Author Interviews

When Zombies Attack Lower Manhattan

New In Paperback

Scorched Earth: Zombie Wastelands, Midwestern Gothics And Climate Change

Author Interviews

A 'Zone' Full Of Zombies In Lower Manhattan

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Whitehead's 'Zone': Not Your Average Zombie Apocalypse

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'Zone One': What Happens When Zombies Take NYC

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