Daily coverage of Books and Authors by Vulture

one grand books Aug. 27, 2019

Lore Segal’s 10 Favorite BooksJane Austen, the Brothers Grimm, and more.

By Lore Segal

movies Aug. 19, 2019

Where’d You Go, Bernadette: The Biggest Changes From the Book to the MovieMaria Semple’s novel versus Richard Linklater’s movie.

By Nick Allen

book excerpt Aug. 19, 2019

A Party Room and a Prison Cell: Inside the Friends Writer’s RoomIt was like a vampire, forever hungering for fresh blood to suck.

By Saul Austerlitz

game of thrones Aug. 17, 2019

HBO’s Game of Thrones Finale ‘Doesn’t Change Anything’ for George R.R. Martin“You can’t please everybody, so you’ve got to please yourself.”

By Rebecca Alter

vulture lists Aug. 9, 2019

All 82 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, RankedThe best tales from Alvin Schwartz’s classic series are still etched into our memories.

By Becca James

rip Aug. 6, 2019

Celebrities Mourn Toni Morrison: ‘I Grew Up Wanting to Be Only Her’Barack Obama called her “a national treasure.”

By Hunter Harris

casting Aug. 6, 2019

The Baby-Sitters Club TV Show Casts Alicia Silverstone and Mark FeuersteinAs Kristy Thomas’s mom and stepdad.

By Zoe Haylock

speeches Aug. 6, 2019

Listen to Toni Morrison’s Remarkable, Transcendent Nobel Prize Lecture“Look. How lovely it is, this thing we have done — together.”

By Kathryn VanArendonk

profile Aug. 6, 2019

Who Was the Author of Toni Morrison?The writer was a creation of a woman named Chloe Wofford, who knew that Toni wasn’t hers; she was ours.

By BORIS KACHKA

obits Aug. 6, 2019

Beloved Author Toni Morrison Has DiedShe was 88 years old.

By Zoe Haylock

must reads Aug. 5, 2019

7 New Books You Should Read This AugustJia Tolentino, Téa Obreht, and more.

By BORIS KACHKA

television July 31, 2019

Jeff Daniels Will Star As a Police Chief in New Showtime Family Drama RustAbout - what else? - the Rust Belt.

By Rebecca Alter

crime July 31, 2019

Author Sherrilyn Kenyon Drops Lawsuit Alleging Her Ex Was Poisoning Her“As the great Margaret Thatcher once said, ‘You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.’”

By Jordan Crucchiola

controversy July 30, 2019

Author’s Family Once Implicated in Murder Similar to One in Her BookIs the Where the Crawdads Sing murder based on true events?

By Zoe Haylock

one grand books July 29, 2019

William Wegman’s 10 Favorite BooksCharles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and more.

By William Wegman

books July 25, 2019

Megan Rapinoe Shoots, She Scores a Book DealTeach us your ways, Megan.

By Zoe Haylock

books July 24, 2019

The Man Booker Long List Includes Margaret Atwood’s Upcoming NovelAlongside Oyinkan Braithwaite’s My Sister, the Serial Killer.

By Zoe Haylock

movies July 21, 2019

Tom Holland to Star in Russo Brothers’ Rated-R Film Adaptation of CherryYour friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is about to go dark.

By Anne Victoria Clark

style guides July 18, 2019

Against Style Guides — Sort OfA new history of the semicolon shows that grammar guides have been ever with us and never particularly helpful.

By Jonathan Russell Clark

adaptations July 15, 2019

A24 Cooks Up Notes From a Young Black Chef Adaptation Starring Lakeith StanfieldThe Atlanta actor will portray American-Nigerian chef and Top Chef contestant Kwame Onwuachi in a film based on his memoir.

By Halle Kiefer

must reads July 10, 2019

7 New Books You Should Read This JulyColson Whitehead, Helen Phillips, Lisa Taddeo, and more.

By BORIS KACHKA

books July 10, 2019

Laura Lippman on Baltimore’s Many Lives and Layered Literary MythsFew people know the city like this novelist-reporter.

By Christopher Bonanos

tv July 9, 2019

Talking With Emily Nussbaum About TV Criticism, Bad Fans, and BuffyA conversation between two New York Magazine TV critics, past and present, about the state of TV.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

profile July 8, 2019

What Is Scarier Than Motherhood?In Helen Phillips’s The Need, a parent’s nightmares take the form of a home intruder — who looks exactly like her.

By Hillary Kelly

crime July 6, 2019

Gillian Flynn ‘Sickened’ by Gone Girl Defense in Missing Person CaseA defense lawyer is suggesting that a mother of five’s disappearance can be explained as “a Gone Girl–type case.”

By Bethy Squires

game of $$$ June 29, 2019

Can Someone Please Tell George R.R. Martin His GoT Spin-offs Will Be Successful?Because he isn’t so sure.

By Devon Ivie

in conversation June 28, 2019

John Waters on Anna Wintour, Staying Youthful, and Why Trump Ruined Camp“You gotta have youth spies. Even after 30, you need a youth spy. You need ’em!”

By E. Alex Jung

cbs all access June 27, 2019

Set Phasers to Literary! Michael Chabon Is Showrunning Star Trek: PicardChabon, now apparently a TV guy, also wrote a Netflix show.

By Jackson McHenry

great adaptations June 19, 2019

15 Fantasy Adaptations We’re Excited to See on TV SoonSwords, potions, magic, oh my.

By Devon Ivie

casting June 19, 2019

Rosamund Pike Set to Star in The Wheel of Time AdaptationThe Gone Girl actress will be playing Moiraine.

By Zoe Haylock

profile June 19, 2019

‘I Really Thought He Was Going to Kill Me and Bury My Body’Romance author Sherrilyn Kenyon accused her husband of poisoning her. Was it her wildest fiction yet?

By Lila Shapiro

pride month June 17, 2019

Nicholas Sparks Declares Himself ‘Supporter’ of LGBTQ Rights After Controversy“Ironically, as a writer I should have understood the power and enduring nature of my words.”

By Devon Ivie

books June 17, 2019

Put on Your Mockingjay Pins: A Hunger Games Prequel Is ComingSuzanne Collins announced her return to the series.

By Zoe Haylock

literary lunch June 17, 2019

Taffy Brodesser-Akner and Tom Perrotta Wrote Books About the Opposite Gender“I don’t think it’s a very useful rule for novels: ‘This is a woman’s story, so a woman should write it.’”

By Lila Shapiro

the grub street diet June 14, 2019

Author Taffy Brodesser-Akner Loves a Good Breakfast Salad“It makes me feel like a million bucks.”

By Chris Crowley

books June 13, 2019

Nicholas Sparks Didn’t Want an LGBTQ Club at His Private SchoolThe author is denying the claims.

By Amanda Arnold

books June 11, 2019

Linda Fairstein Jumps Into a Debate About Linda Fairstein on Authors Guild Site“I seem to remember that Salman Rushdie’s publisher stayed with him through a FATWA.”

By Devon Ivie

books June 11, 2019

A Walking Tour, Circa 1860, With the City’s Last PirateRich Cohen takes us through Albert Hicks’s New York, complete with a sack of stolen money and a trip to the gallows.

By Rich Cohen

bookselling blues June 10, 2019

Barnes & Noble’s Wild Ride: A TimelineHow the chain, bought last week by a hedge fund, went from indie darling to publishing’s Darth Vader and back.

By Jordan Crucchiola

the law June 7, 2019

Linda Fairstein Dropped by Publisher for Connection to Central Park Five CaseFairstein did not try the case, but was involved in the investigation.

By Jordan Crucchiola

books June 5, 2019

Revisiting Larry Sanders’s Late-Night Host ConfessionsThe fictional autobiography is a pure distillation of Garry Shandling’s humor.

By Matt Domino

the plaza June 5, 2019

Death, Dogs, and Eloise Made the Plaza Hotel What It Is TodayJulie Satow’s new book chronicles the history of one of New York’s landmarks.

By Milan Polk

music June 5, 2019

Debbie Harry Gave a Surprise, Somber Reading From Her Unpublished MemoirFace It will be available for purchase in October.

By Daniel Maurer

vulture recommends June 5, 2019

The Books We Loved in 2019Bowlaway, American Spy, and other standout books from the year.

By Hillary Kelly and Maris Kreizman

pop occulture June 4, 2019

Meet Pam Grossman, the Terry Gross of WitchesThe podcast host and author discusses her new book, “pop occulture,” and dating muggles.

By Jenni Miller

must reads June 4, 2019

7 New Books You Should Read This JuneJames Ellroy, Lauren Mechling, Ocean Vuong, and more.

By BORIS KACHKA

r kelly June 4, 2019

8 Disturbing R. Kelly Revelations Detailed in New BookIncluding harrowing details from the Aaliyah annulment and infamous “pee tape,” plus why the current Chicago case might fall apart.

By Dan Reilly

profile June 4, 2019