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  1. bad ideas
    Yes, They Once Tried to Make a Broadway Musical Out of LolitaAnd it was just as misbegotten a project as you’d guess.
    By Sarah Weinman
  2. must reads
    6 New Paperbacks You Should Read This SeptemberShort stories, Booker Prize nominees, and a few of the internet’s wisest scribes.
    By Maris Kreizman
  3. reading lists
    The Most Essential Books for Wrapping Your Head Around the Opioid CrisisPrimers on pill mills, Purdue Pharma, and the history of OxyContin.
    By Katy Schneider
  4. backstories
    In The Real Lolita, Sarah Weinman Reclaims Sally Horner’s StoryThe true-crime book details the real-life kidnapping and molestation case that partly inspired Nabokov’s best-selling novel.
    By Maris Kreizman
  5. tv development
    The Creators of Gossip Girl Are Developing a Nancy Drew Show for the CWXOXO!
    By Jackson McHenry
  7. one grand books
    Jesse Peretz’s 10 Favorite BooksPhilip Roth, James Baldwin, and more.
    By Jesse Peretz
  8. lit parade
    Lisa Brennan-Jobs’s Memoir Is the Sleeper Critical Hit of the SeasonIn our second installment of Lit Parade, a look at a memoir by Steve Jobs’s daughter with literary chops that caught critics by surprise.
    By Hillary Kelly
  9. fall preview 2018
    Jonathan Lethem Wrote a Mystery Novel to Beat His Trump BluesThe Feral Detective emphatically reasserts the notion that a novel can grapple with a cultural moment.
    By Adam Sternbergh
  10. fall preview 2018
    60 New Books to Read This FallFrom Gary Shteyngart, Bob Woodward, Michelle Obama, Jonathan Lethem, and more.
    By Vulture Editors
  11. must reads
    8 New Books You Should Read This SeptemberGary Shteyngart, Jill Lepore, and more.
    By BORIS KACHKA
  12. reissues
    J.D. Salinger’s Books Are Being Reissued for a Centennial CelebrationThe new editions come out November 1.
    By Jackson McHenry
  13. book excerpt
    I Was Raised by StormBlack Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson on how the Marvel heroine influenced his activism.
    By DeRay Mckesson
  14. further reading
    George Pelecanos’s Favorite Prison BooksAnd a list of prisoners’ favorite reads, based on his time working with inmates.
    By George Pelecanos
  15. one grand books
    Jemima Kirke’s 10 Favorite BooksTennessee Williams, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and more.
    By Jemima Kirke
  16. chat room
    Sharp Objects Writer Gillian Flynn on That ‘Gut-wrenching’ Finale Twist“We tried so many versions. There are so many different ways to do that ending.â€
    By Hillary Kelly
  17. adaptations
    How Does the End of Sharp Objects Compare to the Book?The novel and the show soften the story in different places.
    By Hillary Kelly
  18. lit parade
    Nico Walker’s Cherry Got Near-Universal PraiseThis is the first installment of Lit Parade, a Vulture guide to what the book world is writing, talking, and getting exercised about.
    By Daniel Rathburn
  19. book excerpt
    The Conspiracist Manual That Influenced a Generation of RappersHow Behold a Pale Horse found its way to the Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep’s Prodigy, Busta Rhymes, Tupac Shakur, NAS, and more.
    By Mark Jacobson
  20. one grand books
    Quiara Alegría Hudes’s 10 Favorite BooksJames Baldwin, Haruki Murakami, José Rivera, and more.
    By Quiara Alegría Hudes
  21. american history
    The Riotous Pre-History of American JewsEight of the most critical and contentious turning points, from Steven Weisman’s The Chosen Wars.
    By Abraham Riesman
  22. crazy rich asians
    The Terrible Anal-Sex Joke That Got Cut From Crazy Rich AsiansIt’s the most sensible cut from the book, and the one most sadly missed.
    By Nate Jones
  23. book excerpt
    Death, Grief, and Comedy With Adam Cayton-HollandAn excerpt from his new book, Tragedy Plus Time: A Tragi-comic Memoir.
    By Adam Cayton-Holland
  24. crazy rich asians
    Crazy Rich Asians: The Biggest Changes From the Book to the MovieA lot of Astrid’s story line plays differently.
    By Jackson McHenry
  25. adaptations
    Rights Sale to Hot Book Stalls Because Author Ran Out of Phone Minutes in PrisonUnfortunate.
    By Jackson McHenry
  26. book trailers
    If You’re a White Ivy League–Educated Man, Ben Stiller Has Just the Book for YouThe actor wants to get you paid in the book trailer for Gary Shteyngart’s latest novel.
    By Halle Kiefer
  27. keanu reeves
    Keanu Reeves Is Publishing ‘Esoteric’ Books, Not Erotic Like We First ThoughtThis is cool too, though.
    By Halle Kiefer
  28. vulture recommends
    7 Books to Read If You Love Sharp ObjectsIt’s easy to find a novel that a publisher claims is “like a cross between Gillian Flynn and …†but few live up to the hype. Here are seven that do.
    By Hillary Kelly
  29. books
    Hannah Gadsby to Bless Us With Wisdom in New Memoir Ten Steps to NanetteYou better preorder now.
    By Megh Wright
  30. obituaries
    Remembering V.S. Naipaul, a Pioneer of Postcolonial LiteratureThe author died this weekend at 85.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  31. vulture lists
    6 New Paperbacks You Should Read This AugustFamily drama, smart thrillers, funny essay collections, and more.
    By Maris Kreizman
  32. books
    Omarosa Says Trump Suggested He Be Sworn In on The Art of the DealAnd honestly, why wasn’t he?
    By Halle Kiefer
  33. let’s get political
    Omarosa Is Now a ‘Lowlife’ in Donald Trump’s EyesWas it Big Brother? Her new tell-all?
    By Devon Ivie
  34. books
    Sir VS Naipaul, Nobel Prize-Winning Novelist, Dies at Age 85The celebrated author of A House for Mr Biswas died at his home in London.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  35. books
    Put on Your Dancing Shoes! Justin Timberlake Wrote a BookHindsight promises “a peek into Timberlake’s creative process†and, hopefully, a beat you can really move to.
    By Halle Kiefer
  36. one grand books
    Emily Mortimer’s 10 Favorite BooksVladimir Nabokov, Charles Dickens, Ann Patchett, and more.
    By Emily Mortimer
  37. vulture lists
    8 New Books You Should Read This AugustLing Ma’s Severance, Sam Anderson’s Boom Town, and more.
    By BORIS KACHKA
  38. books
    Peggy Caserta, Janis Joplin’s Love, Comes Clean (for Real This Time)Four decades ago, her first memoir made her infamous.
    By Greg Evans
  39. the true crime wave
    33 Great True-Crime Books, According to Crime WritersFrom Truman Capote to Michelle McNamara.
  40. the true crime wave
    When Crime Comes for the Crime WriterThere was a problem with my personal ethics policy: It was steeped in the hubris of a crime writer who had little firsthand experience with crime.
    By Laura Lippman
  41. audiobooks
    The Coming Storm Is Riveting, But Why Is It an Audiobook?In his latest project, Michael Lewis investigates America’s crisis of kleptocracy.
    By Nicholas Quah
  42. books
    Bob Woodward to Publish New Inside Account Fear: Trump in the White HouseThe famed Watergate journalist’s new behind-the-scenes look at the current administration is reportedly based on “hundred of hours†of interviews.
    By Halle Kiefer
  43. the summer of scams
    There’s Now a Literary Entry in the Summer of ScamThe L.A. Times found a woman who went by four names, and had a judgment against her for $380,000.
    By Jackson McHenry
  44. book excerpt
    Guy Branum Wants to See More Real Fat People on TVAn excerpt from his new memoir, My Life as a Goddess.
    By Guy Branum
  45. tv development
    Reese Witherspoon’s Latest TV Show Is About a 1970s Rock BandIt’s based on the forthcoming book Daisy Jones & The Six.
    By Jackson McHenry
  46. stephen king
    Postcards From the Long, Dark History of Castle Rock, MaineIn every Stephen King adaptation, this town is bad news.
    By Keith Phipps
  47. books
    The Man Booker Long List Includes a Graphic Novel for the First TimeNick Drnaso’s Sabrina made the cut.
    By Jackson McHenry
  48. movies
    Crazy Rich Asians Author Kevin Kwan Goes HollywoodThe author is happy to be the public face of his book’s upcoming movie adaptation. But he’d be happier if somebody else were doing it for him.
    By E. Alex Jung
  49. book excerpt
    Parker Posey’s Life in Christopher Guest MoviesIn an excerpt from her new memoir, You’re on an Airplane, the actress reflects on Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, and Guest’s zen talents.
    By Parker Posey
  50. encounter
    Talking Instagram, Trump, and Old New York With Michiko KakutaniFor three decades, hers was the most influential voice in publishing. With the release of The Death of Truth, she now finds herself being reviewed.
    By Shawn McCreesh
  51. one grand books
    Kelly Macdonald’s 10 Favorite BooksThomas Hardy, Carson McCullers, Lucia Berlin, and more.
    By Kelly Macdonald
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