Daily coverage of Books and Authors by Vulture

Books

  1. Senator and ‘SNL’ Alum Al Franken Is Writing a MemoirFormer SNL writer/cast member and current Senator Al Franken has a new book in the works. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Franken has […]
    By Megh Wright
  2. jaden smith
    Jaden Smith, Heir to Galileo and Martin Luther, Is Writing a Philosophy Book“I feel like it’s an honor, actually, for people to think I’m crazy.â€
    By Emma Barrie
  3. Mark and Jay Duplass Are Writing a Book of EssaysThe Duplass brothers have a new book in the works. According to Variety, the two have signed a deal with Ballantine Books to publish a […]
    By Megh Wright
  4. the industry
    Ron Howard Is Set to Helm Girl Before AdapationWhich is a book that hasn’t come out yet, but is coming soon.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  5. books
    Rabia Chaudry From ‘Serial’ Is Writing a Book About Adnan Syed’s CaseAdnan’s Story is out next September.
    By Nate Jones
  7. syrian refugees
    George R. R. Martin on Syria: The Refugees Are Also Victims of ISIS; Let Them In“Santa Fe, at least, will welcome them.â€
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  8. harry potter
    Harry Potter Prequel Most Resembles Fourth FilmA producer said the movie will borrow the same tone and sense of humor.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  9. memoirs
    Charlie Sheen Is Writing a MemoirThe book will cover his HIV diagnosis.
    By Nate Jones
  10. the industry
    Noah Hawley Is Taking Charge of Cat’s CradleSo it goes.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  11. national book awards
    Here Are the 2015 National Book Award WinnersTa-Nehisi Coates, Adam Johnson, and more.
    By Jackson McHenry
  12. vulture lists
    28 People on the Lesbian-Culture Artifacts That Changed Their Lives Picks from Lea DeLaria, Alison Bechdel, Carrie Brownstein and more. 
  13. cultural studies
    Frank Rich on Carol and Lesbian CultureTodd Haynes’s adaptation of the classic novel reminds us how much of lesbian culture remains uncelebrated and unseen.
    By Frank Rich
  14. Frank Rich on Carol and Lesbian CultureTodd Haynes’s adaptation of the classic novel reminds us how much of lesbian culture remains uncelebrated and unseen.
    By Frank Rich
  15. the industry
    Emma Stone to Star in Love May Fail AdaptationBased on one of the more recent books from Silver Linings Playbook author, Matthew Quick.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  16. the industry
    McConaughey’s Looking at Dark Tower Villain RoleOh, be bad.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  17. amas
    The Best Answers From Rainn Wilson’s Reddit AMAHe was online to promote his new memoir, The Bassoon King.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  18. jack of all trades (master of one)
    Patti Smith’s Journey to Horses: A TimelineSome of it you read about in Just Kids, some of it you didn’t.
    By Caryn Rose
  19. books
    Mary-Louise Parker Talks About and Reads From Her New Book, Dear Mr. You“I’m older now — 51 years old — and I’ve lived a lot of my life with men. Really interesting, heroic men. I liked being able to kind of celebrate that.â€
    By Ken Salikof
  20. 17 Reviews of Opening Lines of New BooksHow fair is it to judge a book by its opening? We’re doing it anyway.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  21. growing up
    Clarissa Grows Up in Lena Dunham’s WorldShe’s not such a know-it-all anymore.
    By E. Alex Jung
  22. trailer mix
    Here Are More Teasers for Bay’s Benghazi PicCome for the politics, stay for the beards.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  23. goopin’
    Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Will Now Publish BooksGoop: not just for the World Wide Web anymore.
    By Ira Madison III
  24. vulture lists
    20 Musicians on Their Favorite Rock-and-Roll MemoirsMichael Stipe, Shirley Manson, and Sara Bareilles all said Patti Smith’s Just Kids.
    By Annie Zaleski
  25. stocking stuffers
    Kim K to Publish a Holiday Edition of SelfishTis the season for making money!
    By E. Alex Jung
  26. everyday i write the book
    The Biggest Surprises From This Fall’s 6 Best Rock MemoirsNew memoirs from Elvis Costello, Carrie Brownstein, Patti Smith, John Fogerty, Chrissie Hynde, and Grace Jones grace the shelves this fall — but which is the juiciest?
    By Stephen Thomas Erlewine
  27. game of thrones
    Here Are the 6 Highlights From George R. R. Martin’s Northwestern TalkThe writer explained that he has Tolkien in mind when it comes to the ending of Game of Thrones.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald, Jennifer Vineyard, and Christophe Haubursin
  28. 7 Books You Need to Read This NovemberAda Calhoun, Mary Gaitskill, Umberto Eco, and more.
    By Boris Kachka
  29. things that are neon
    Riff Raff Has a Book of Poems for YouYep.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  30. jk rowling
    J.K. Rowling Is Writing Another Children’s Book“‘I’m not going to give you an absolute date because things are busy enough.â€
    By Nate Jones
  31. Kliph Nesteroff’s ‘The Comedians’ Untangles the Roots of American StandupProbably the hardest I’ve ever laughed was at an improv show at the Under St. Marks theater in New York in, I think, 2010. UCB improviser and […]
    By Eddie Brawley
  32. ‘Nathan For You’s Ridiculous Products Are Becoming Actual Successful ThingsSo far, this season of Nathan Fielder’s beloved Comedy Central series Nathan for You hasn’t had a hugely viral marketing stunt on the level of […]
    By Megh Wright
  33. What to Make of Michel Houellebecq’s Caliphate Fantasia SubmissionAlready the novel has been said to represent about a thousand different things.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  34. sylvia plath
    Do We Have a New Sylvia Plath Sex Scandal?The London literary world is genuinely atwitter.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  35. coloring books
    The Game of Thrones Coloring Book Is HereAll men must color.
    By Nate Jones
  36. harry potter
    J.K. Rowling Explains Israel Boycott Opposition“Unlike Harry, Dumbledore was not acting against his own nature when he chose to meet Snape on the hilltop.â€
    By Nate Jones
  37. vulture reading room
    9 Things We Learned About Drew Barrymore From Her New Memoir WildflowerForty years’ worth of memories.
    By Devon Ivie
  38. the industry
    Witherspoon, Dern, Strayed Working on HBO ShowThe project has officially been put into development.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  39. book excerpt
    How Back to the Future Replaced Eric StoltzAn excerpt from Caseen Gaines’s We Don’t Need Roads.
    By Caseen Gaines
  40. hail hydra
    Fox & Friends Really Doesn’t Like the New Black Captain America“Ordinary Americans†are under attack from Marvel Comics.
    By Ira Madison III
  41. Judah Friedlander Announces ‘If the Raindrops United’ Book TourStandup and 30 Rock alum Judah Friedlander has a new book and tour in the works. Titled If Raindrops United, the book is available tomorrow […]
    By Megh Wright
  42. what a twist!
    David Lynch Has an Interesting Memoir, Which Is Not All Memoir, in the WorksIt’ll be part memoir, part biography.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  43. vulture lists
    15 Essential Gothic Horror Works: A Crimson Peak PregamePutting an old-timey spin on losing your faith in humanity.
    By Sulagna Misra
  44. sequels forever
    Two More Dragon Tattoo Books Are ComingTell us how you really feel, Lagercrantz.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  45. Chris Hardwick and Some ‘@midnight’ Friends Are Currently Having a […]This weekend marks the anniversary of the publication of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, and to celebrate, Chris Hardwick and the team at […]
    By Megh Wright
  46. book deals
    Ai Weiwei Is Writing a Memoir for 2017About his father and himself.
    By E. Alex Jung
  47. Obama As Book Critic: the President on Marilynne RobinsonAs an interviewer, Obama has a touch of “The Chris Farley Show†about him.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  48. listen up
    Every Song That Influenced Elvis Costello, According to His New MemoirPlus a deep dive into why Costello’s encyclopedic appreciation of music remains one of the defining characteristics of his discography.
    By Stephen Deusner
  49. man booker prize
    Marlon James Wins the 2015 Man Booker PrizeA judge described the novel as the “most exciting†entry on this year’s short list.
    By Nate Jones
  50. book excerpt
    Book Excerpt: The Welcome to Night Vale Creators’ First NovelThe new book based on the hit podcast.
    By Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
  51. excerpt
    Book Excerpt: Elvis Costello Shares the Inspiration Behind ‘Alison’A chapter from the singer-songwriter’s memoir, Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink.
    By Elvis Costello
More Articles