Hailed as “the world’s foremost expert on zombies,” Max Brooks, author of the novels “World War Z” and “The Zombie Survival Guide,” said he started writing about surviving a zombie apocalypse because ...

The author of the zombie novel World War Z (and son of Mel) delves into the lives of black WWI heroes for his latest, The Harlem Hellfighters, out this month. Here's how he enjoys L.A. with his ...

Before he could complete his degree in psychology from Brooklyn College, Brooks was drafted into the Army to fight during World War II. He served as a corporal in the 1104 Engineer Combat ...

Brooks remembers that his son Max (who would later go on to write World War Z) was particularly fond of Pongo (and vice versa ...

He previously worked for Complex Magazine in New York City. Lawrence Brooks, who was the oldest living U.S. veteran of World War II, died on Wednesday in New Orleans at age 112. Brooks' death was ...