A spin through Stacked Up’s greatest hits with our awesome guest authors.

It’s official: he really, really does.

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh on the lasting influence of his uncle, writer Mark Harris.

Growing up in the shadow of the Socialist Workers Party.

Ken Wheaton on the finer points of the blogosphere.

Ken Wheaton is unashamedly attached to monkeys.

Rich Cohen finds a wormhole to another era with Chess Records.

Rich Cohen on why celebrities matter in his work.

Baseball legends Phil Rizzuto and Bill White crash Rich Cohen’s party.

Finding answers to life’s big questions in an unlikely source

Naming a character gets tricky

Susan Orlean gives Dr. Doolittle a run for his money.

The should-read that somehow never gets read.

Cookbook porn that’s safe for work.

From the civil rights era, one irreplaceable book in A. J. Jacobs’ library.

Is Madonna really a fan of Darin Strauss?

Why E. B. White’s story is not safe for bedtime.