Author: Michael Benson

The definitive story of the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey, acclaimed today as one of the greatest films ever made, and of director Stanley Kubric...

When Drew, a 12-year-old Jewish boy from Yonkers, loses his belovedgrandfather to anti-semitic gang violence, he turns to tradition, anger, andKabb...

Discover the darker side of Wexford with this collection of spine-chilling tales from across the county. This spooky selection features stories of ...

It was one of the biggest crime stories of the decade-two deadly killers, desperate and on the run. After months of planning, Ricky Matt and David ...

Brooklyn to Baghdad is the true story of a retired NYPD intelligence sergeant applying his street-cop tactics and interrogation skills against a le...

In Why the Grateful Dead Matter, veteran writer and lifelong Deadhead Michael Benson argues that the Grateful Dead are not simply a successful rock...

In Cosmigraphics, Michael Benson, author of ground-breaking books of space photography, turns his attention to the history of the visual descriptio...