He has written reviews and articles for, among others, Harper's Magazine,The New York Times Book Review, The Nation, Truthdig, The New Yorker, Dimensions, The Village Voice, The Daily Beast,The Believer, The Los Angeles Times Book Review, Black Women in America, and The Encyclopedia of New York City.
Heilbut's The Fan Who Knew Too Much, a collection of cultural essays published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2012.,[REF]