The Wingèd Elephant

The National Archives mark their 155th Anniversary and Black History Month with display and Overlook author event

2018-02-07T17:41:00.001-05:00

December 20, 2013 marked the release of one of Russia’s most notable political prisoners. Mikhail Khodorkovsky was given a presidential pardon and quickly moved to serve as an advocate for civil society in Russia through his foundation, Open Russia. Since his release he has raised awareness of Russia’s perilous economic state as well as speaking out against

RIGHT OF BOOM: THE AFTERMATH OF NUCLEAR TERRORISM

2015-01-22T14:57:00.002-05:00

ON SALE NOW: RIGHT OF BOOM by Benjamin E. Schwartz With New Year’s resolutions being set there is a global determination to rearrange priorities. Gym memberships are being filled out, diet goals are imposed, and many are seeking to amend battered bank accounts. With all of these personal boosts of morale happening in cities across the nation it begs the question how will our nation

Russian Literature Week 2014

2014-12-05T13:48:00.001-05:00

In 2002, The Overlook Press acquired Ardis, a company specializing in translations of Russian Literature, and we have since been committed to making the great Russian masterpieces—both classic and contemporary—available in the English language. We celebrate these works every day, but we are excited to dedicate this week to honor them through this year's Russian Literature Week! The Russian

Embarking on a Filmic Love Affair with MISSING REELS

2014-11-17T11:42:00.000-05:00

In The Awful Truth, Cary Grant and Irene Dunne play a divorcing couple determined to frustrate each other’s attempts to find new love. In The Crowd, young John Sims sets out for New York City, determined to become one of those stars of the big city. In Love Affair, a French painter and an American singer, both already engaged, fall in love against all odds. All romances of some sort, these

WHY IS VICTORIAN CRIME SO APPEALING?

2014-11-07T14:30:00.003-05:00

Kate Colquhoun on her new book, Did She Kill Him? Author Piece What is it about Victorian crime that still manages to grab us by the throat? We seem to have a limitless appetite for stories that similarly gripped the imaginations of our great-grandparents. Is it that we live

A Missing Reels Book Giveaway

2014-11-04T17:44:00.000-05:00

You know all those great classic movies on Netflix you keep promising yourself you'll see soon? The films that are filled with quips from old-school Hollywood's elite—Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Lillian Gish, Jean Harlow—that you pass over before landing on yet another

Dave Zeltserman's Five Favorite Horror Novels

2014-10-15T08:57:00.001-05:00

To celebrate the release today of The Boy Who Killed Demons, author Dave Zeltserman recommends his five favorite horror novels: 1) I am Legend by Richard Matheson Brilliant book, and the best of the modern vampire novels. If you think you know the book from the movies (Last Man on Earth, Omega Man, I am Legend), you sort of do. A worldwide plague has turned everyone but Robert

The Overlook Press at New York Comic Con 2014

2014-10-06T08:36:00.003-05:00

October 9th marks the beginning of the 2014 New York Comic Con, and The Overlook Press is excited to announce that for the first time ever we will be joining the much-anticipated annual event. From October 9th to 12th, The Overlook Press will be at the Javits Center at Booth #128, ready to introduce some of our amazing titles to Comic Con fans. We'll have something for everyone, from a

Quotable Freud

2014-09-23T06:30:00.000-05:00

In this day and age everyone is used to writing their thoughts down in condensed little snippets thanks to twitter, texts, and a slew of other platforms geared towards abbreviated prose. But what happens when you take it a step further and compile over a decade worth of memories into short,

The Tooth Fairy: Clifford Chase's New Memoir On Sale Now

2014-03-07T16:50:00.000-05:00

Everyone at Overlook is brimming with excitement over Clifford Chase’s new book THE TOOTH FAIRY, but we’re not the only ones! Check out Alexander Chee's review for Slate and see for yourself why everyone is raving about Chase’s radically candid new new memoir! The White Space Between the Sentences A