Zone One

Survive the plague in *Zone One*, a literary take on the zombie apocalypse by Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead. A pandemic has devastated the planet, turning most of humanity into 'skels.' Mark Spitz is a sweeper working in Manhattan’s Zone One, a walled-off enclave being reclaimed by the government. As he clears buildings of the infected, he reflects on the collapse of civilization and the mundanity of survival. Darkly funny, philosophical, and tense, Whitehead uses the genre to explore trauma, memory, and the fragility of modern life. A smart, haunting read for fans of *The Walking Dead* and *The Road*.