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Once apple picking season starts, you’ll want to go off to the orchards to fill the cart with all the fresh fruit you can find. When you get back home, get work on one of the easiest baking projects ever, and whip up these crisp wonton cups that cradle sweet, cinnamon laced apple cubes.

I promise you’ll fall in love with this fall dessert. Serve it alongside a bowl of ice cream, and it’ll be quite a treat.

I’m sure many of you went to see Zack Snyder’s Superman reboot Man of Steel and likely walked away pretty impressed, especially if you are not a regular reader of Superman comics. That’s because it is one of those rare comic book movies made for those of you who maybe haven’t read or even held a comic in more than a few years.

And now that you’ve seen Man of Steel, you are probably thinking you should check out some of those Superman comics you saw at the book store. Maybe see if they are as good as the movie.

But you get one look at the shelf and don’t even know where to start. You don’t want to come into the middle of a storyline and you want to make sure you know what’s going on from page one. Plus you want something that will remind you of what made Man of Steel so much fun and a blast to see in the first place.

Thankfully, Superman has a number of collections and graphic novels that are perfect for a new or lapsed fan like yourself. Each one listed below is not only an enjoyable page turner, but they are also all easy jumping on points that don’t require any previous Superman knowledge to enjoy.

“I’m a writer, you monsters! I create for a living!”

Ah, if I only had a dime for every time I’ve screamed that, Barton Fink style, to a bunch of soldiers and sailors at a USO club and ended up getting my teeth knocked out. We’ve all done it, haven’t we? Because the sensation of finishing a writing project—let’s call it “that Barton Fink feeling”—is one of the few measly pleasures of the writing life. Which is why the Camp NaNoWriMo experience of writing a novel in one month is so…is there a word with a combined meaning of “agonizing” and “contains some surprisingly satisfying moments?”

This month, a bunch of Worst-Case Scenario eBooks have been added to the Apple iBookstore's Laugh Out Loud Books promotion (note, that link will open your iTunes). The books are in good company, hanging out with the two of my favorite humor books, All My Friends Are Dead and Go the F*ck to Sleep. 

The promo runs through August 13th. Check out the deals below! 

Complete Worst-Case Scenario Man Skills ($3.99) 
Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: College ($1.99)
Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Life ($1.99)

You can also get a number of the Worst-Case Scenario Pocket Guides, including Breakups, Cars, Cats, Dogs, Meetings, New York, San Francisco, and Retirement for the regular price of $4.99. 

And in addition to those sweet deals, Chronicle Books are spotlighting the Worst-Case Scenario Middle School eBook at a discount price of $0.99. Check that out here on their eBook deals site. 

Performance art in the street is pretty cool. The art of The Resurrectionist is really cool. Bring the two together live, on a sidewalk? Amazing.

On August 18th, from 11 to 2, come on out to New York City's fabulous Strand bookstore to see author/illustrator E.B. Hudspeth recreate his book cover in chalk, in 3D—on the sidewalk. Stop and watch on the store's Broadway side and see the cover take chalky shape on the ground, then stop inside for your own (portable) copy of The Resurrectionist. (And, in the meantime, check out this interview with the author)

Dear, Dear J.K. Rowling,

Today it’s your birthday. Well, yours and Harry’s. My present to you is a Why You’re Awesome list. Because, homegirl, without you, I’d just be some random muggle. Now I’m an informed muggle.