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  1. vulture cover story
    On the Set of Jill Soloway’s Next Show, I Love DickInside the Transparent creator’s adaptation of a seemingly unadaptable, sexually charged, really quite strange cult novel. 
    By Jason McBride
  2. On the Set of Jill Soloway’s Next Show, I Love DickInside the Transparent creator’s adaptation of a seemingly unadaptable, sexually charged, really quite strange cult novel.
    By Jason McBride
  3. vulture book club
    Stephenie Meyer to Release Adult Spy ThrillerShe’s once again writing in the daylight!
    By Devon Ivie
  4. Jessi Klein Wants You to Know It’s Gonna Be OkayAfter years of working on beloved TV comedies like Strangers with Candy, Saturday Night Live, and Kroll Show, Jessi Klein took an opportunity […]
    By Megh Wright
  5. Reductress’s Book ‘How to Win at Feminism’ Is Out in OctoberThe writers behind Reductress have a new book hitting stores this October. Titled How to Win at Feminism: The Definitive Guide to Having It […]
    By Megh Wright
  7. publishing
    When Will Helen DeWitt Be Recognized As One of the Great American Novelists?A flood of bad luck has kept her debut The Last Samurai out of print. Will a new edition finally change things?
    By Christian Lorentzen
  8. When Will Helen DeWitt Be Recognized As One of the Great American Novelists?A flood of bad luck has kept her debut The Last Samurai out of print. Will a new edition finally change things?
    By Christian Lorentzen
  9. educated guesses
    The Winds of Winter: What Did GOT S6 Teach Us?Jon Snow probably isn’t staying dead in the books, either.
    By Nate Jones
  10. Norm Macdonald’s Memoir ‘Based on a True Story’ Is Out in SeptemberNorm Macdonald has written a book, and thankfully you won’t have to wait that long to read it. On Twitter today, Macdonald announced that his […]
    By Megh Wright
  11. must reads
    7 Books You Need to Read This JulyBy Jessi Klein, Joy Williams, Megan Abbott, and more.
    By Boris Kachka
  12. how-tos
    Ben Schwartz Is Co-Writing a Dating GuideIt’s titled Things You Should Already Know, You F*cking Idiot.
    By Tolly Wright
  13. Ben Schwartz to Co-Write a Dating Advice Book Called ‘Things You Should […]Ben Schwartz and writer Laura Moses are teaming up to give millennials dating advice. According to Entertainment Weekly, the two are writing an […]
    By Megh Wright
  14. vulture book club
    Frank Ocean Might Be Working on a NovelReddit sleuths versus JavaScript.
    By Devon Ivie
  15. The 100 Greatest Beach Books EverWhether mass-market candy, high literature, a beach read needs narrative momentum, a transporting sense of place, and, ideally, a touch of the sordid.
    By BORIS KACHKA
  16. summer selections 2016
    19 Engrossing Nonfiction Books to Read at the Beach This SummerHandpicked by Colin Dickey, Sarah Knight, and Shea Serrano.
    By Maris Kreizman
  17. Ellie Kemper Is Writing a Book of Personal EssaysUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Ellie Kemper has a memoir in the works. According to Entertainment Weekly, Kemper is working on an untitled […]
    By Megh Wright
  18. memoirs
    Ellie Kemper Is Your Latest Funny Person With a Book DealUn-be-fudge-ing-lievable.
    By Dee Lockett
  19. vulture book club
    Lil Wayne Announces Memoir, Shares Cover ArtAnd check out the cover art.
    By Devon Ivie
  20. Jessi Klein Gets Some Help from Nick Kroll in the ‘You’ll Grow Out of It’ […]Inside Amy Schumer head writer and executive producer Jessi Klein has a new book out this month, and today Entertainment Weekly released a […]
    By Megh Wright
  21. Jen Kirkman Stays True to Herself Beyond being a standup and podcaster, Jen Kirkman is a bestselling author too. The Drunk History regular recently released her sophomore […]
    By Kaitlynn E A Smith
  22. summer selections 2016
    20 Fun Fiction Books to Read at the Beach, As Chosen by AuthorsHandpicked by Alexander Chee, Jenny Han, and J. Courtney Sullivan.
    By Maris Kreizman
  23. Cynthia Ozick Wants to Make a Few Distinctions“Look at the gobbledygook that comes out of Judith Butler. It’s beyond jargon.â€
    By Boris Kachka
  24. bad information
    Gay Talese Goes Back on His Disavowal of The Voyeur’s Motel“If, down the line, there are details to correct in later editions, we’ll do that.â€
    By Karen Brill and Jackson McHenry
  25. writing
    Lindsay Lohan Is Writing a Book About ‘How to Overcome Obstacles’“I hope that my words will connect with those who need some guidance when [or] if they are in a tough place.â€
    By Jackson McHenry
  26. A 9-Year-Old Reporter Has a Book Deal The Scholastic contract is for four books.
    By Tolly Wright
  27. best of 2016
    The Best Books of 2016 (So Far)Including titles by Emma Cline, Don DeLillo, and Helen Oyeyemi.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  28. twitter hoaxes
    Cormac McCarthy Still Alive at 82Despite what Twitter would have you believe.
    By Nate Jones
  29. young adult novels
    John Green Spills About Looking for Alaska Movie“I sold the rights in 2005. Paramount refuses to sell them back to me for any price.â€
    By Nate Jones
  30. Homegoing: Yaa Gyasi’s Rich, Epic Slave-Trade DebutHomegoing repeatedly enacts one of the the novel’s classic missions.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  31. ‘Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything’ Hits Bookstores […]A new book all about Seinfeld is out next month. Titled Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything, the book will be available […]
    By Megh Wright
  32. Tig Notaro’s Memoir ‘I’m Just a Person’ Is Out Next WeekTig Notaro has a new book hitting stores next week. According to Entertainment Weekly, Notaro’s memoir I’m Just a Person will be released next […]
    By Megh Wright
  33. the potterverse
    J.K. Slams ‘Racists’ Over Black Hermione Casting“Noma was chosen because she was the best actress for the job.â€
    By Devon Ivie
  34. must reads
    7 Books You Need to Read This JuneBy Tig Notaro, Mark Danner, Annie Proulx, and more.
    By Boris Kachka
  35. Doug Stanhope, His Mom, and Me In a bit from his 2004 DVD, Deadbeat Hero, Doug Stanhope describes his mother as a chain-smoking, hateful woman. “She’s like me without […]
    By Roy Christopher
  36. the winds of winter
    6 Things We Learned From the New Winds of Winter ChapterEuron Greyjoy really is a monster.
    By Nate Jones
  37. book review
    Emma Cline’s Masterful (and Quite Traditional) Manson-Family Debut NovelPastoral, marriage plot, crime story.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  38. a book you can’t refuse
    Coppola to Publish His Godfather NotesAll 720 pages.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  39. on grammar
    Could We Just Lose the Adverb (Already)?A part of speech with all of these functions can’t possibly do all of them well. 
    By Christian Lorentzen
  40. crowdfunding
    Palahniuk Launches Kickstarter for Lullaby MovieThe funding campaign ends June 17.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  41. The Videos of Donald Barthelme “It’s a very particular kind of sense of humor and if it happens to get your funny bone, then it’s ridiculously funny.†-Salman Rushdie on […]
    By Eddie Brawley
  42. bookexpo america
    10 Great Galleys From BookExpo America 2016The expo, which took place in Chicago, emigrated from New York for the first time since 2008.
    By Boris Kachka
  43. 2016 man booker international prize
    Kang Wins 2016 Man Booker International PrizeShe’ll share the prize with the book’s translator, Deborah Smith.
    By Dee Lockett
  44. Books Expo America Tackles The Tough Subject of Children in PerilChildren in grave danger are easy to turn to because a certain kind of reader craves in fiction what she might avoid at all costs in real life.
    By Boris Kachka
  45. r.i.p.
    Katherine Dunn, Author Behind Geek Love, Dead at 70The Portland scribe was known for her novels, as well as her boxing writings.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  46. memoirs
    Taraji P. Henson’s Memoir Gets the Cover and Title of Cookie’s DreamsIt’s out October 11.
    By Dee Lockett
  47. the winds of winter
    GRRM Releases New Winds of Winter ExcerptIt’s an Arianne Martell chapter.
    By Nate Jones
  48. Dave Hill on Family, His Second Book, and Performing in Antarctica “This is a book about journeys, both physical and mental as well as emotional and spiritual. I also end up running a couple of errands. I […]
    By Isaac Kozell
  49. the industry
    Ridley Scott, Drew Goddard Reteaming for WraithsViolent horror-western, coming in hot!
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  50. Dave Hill Tells Charming Tales of Slackerdom in ‘Dave Hill Doesn’t Live […] A few years ago, on a podcast, I listened to Dave Hill tell what is perhaps the most gruesome, cringe-inducing Manhattan travel story I have […]
    By Cameron Tung
  51. vulture book club
    See Amy Schumer’s Book CoverIt’ll be out August 16.
    By Devon Ivie
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