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Greg Zimmerman

Greg Zimmerman blogs about contemporary literary fiction at The New Dork Review of Books and holds down a full-time gig as a trade magazine editor. Follow him on Twitter: @NewDorkReview.

Top 8 Literary References in Seinfeld

From “yada yada yada” to “master of your domain,” Seinfeld unleashed more while-you’re-drinking-with-buddies quotable idioms than just about any other ...

What Are Your Favorite Fictional Books From Film?

Wes Anderson’s quirky new film about young (naïve?) love includes some choice nuggets for book lovers. The “heroine” of the ...

How Do You Biblio-Tour?

I’m sure this isn’t exactly unique, but one of my favorite book-nerdish things to do whenever I travel is to ...

Top 10 Literary Quotes from The Simpsons

The Simpsons is famous for many things — being the longest running American sitcom (and animated series) ever, unleashing a ...

Genre Kryptonite: New York City Snob Stories

Cristina Alger, author of The Darlings, owes me some sleep. Her thrilling debut novel about a privileged New York City ...

A First-Timer’s Experience at Book Expo America

So, I spent three days in New York City surrounded by books and people who love books. How could that ...

The Confidence Index: Tropper’s THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU

Details continue to emerge about a possible film adaptation for Jonathan Tropper’s fantastic 2009 novel This Is Where I Leave ...

What Is A “Summer Read”?

Is this the summer you’re finally going to read War and Peace? Or, might you be endeavoring to plow through ...

More Banging and Bonking: Part 2 of Our FIFTY SHADES Review

Welcome to the second installment of our Fifty Shades of Grey chronicle! Last week, we made it through the first ...

“Is George R.R. Martin Going To Die?” and Four Other Silly Google Search Suggestions

We are very stupid people. It’s true! You’ll find all the evidence you need by taking a gander at the ...