You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
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Question: Category: BROOKLYN IS BOOKLAND 
Clue: In a book by this author, "The Assistant" works in a Brooklyn grocery store

Answer: bernard malamud


Question: Category: CHOOSE A "CIDE" 
Clue: Final act of playwrights Seneca & von Kleist

Answer: suicide


Question: Category: AMERICAN WOMEN 
Clue: For more than 30 years Marion Davies was the mistress of this married newspaper magnate

Answer:
william randolph hearst