Mansbach, Adam

Mansbach’s irreverent and farcical retelling of Jewish golem folktales will have listeners laughing aloud.

Highly recommended for readers of supernatural action and horror. Also recommended for fans of more general action stories, if they don't roll their eyes at zombies. [See Prepub Alert, 4/1/13; for supernatural-fiction fans who enjoy the undead, see also Megan McArdle's zombie fiction roundup on p. 66.—Ed.]

Biracial Brooklynite Kilroy Dondi Vance, a prep-school scholarship student who deals pot, is the son of renowned graffiti writer Billy Rage...