Lisa Borders’ novel about rural New Jersey is a tale of grief, community, and forging a new family

When residents of a Newark neighborhood fall sick from a mysterious illness, Brad Parks’ reporter-sleuth is on the case

Part local history and part doomsday scenario, Alan A. Siegel’s Disaster! is a compelling read

In Akhil Sharma’s novel, a devastating tragedy changes forever the lives of Indian immigrants living in New Jersey

Alden Jones's short stories explore the darker side of adolescence

Civil Rights leader Robert Curvin traces the tumultuous history of the Brick City since the 1950s.

W.S. Merwin's latest book is an evocative study of age, memory, and the natural world

When Richard L. McCormick became president of Rutgers in 2002, it was almost like coming home

A layered tale of the Jersey Shore, told by the same narrator at two different points in her life

Steven Hart details the lives of two New Jerseyans familiar to fans of "Boardwalk Empire"

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