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  1. fall preview 2015
    46 Books to Read This FallFrom Mary Gaitskill, Jonathan Franzen, Eka Kurniawan, and more.
    By Ian Epstein
  2. Morrissey Will Next Try His Hand at a Novel, List of the LostIt’s set to be released in September, according to his zine.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  3. vulture lists
    The 13 Best Parts of the New Joan Didion Biography, The Last Love SongNever go to a party with Warren Beatty, among other things.
    By Genevieve Smith
  4. Vulture’s 2015 Fall Entertainment Generator: 308 Things to Watch, Hear, and Do Start thinking about your spring plans, because autumn’s all set.
    By Vulture Editors
  5. books
    How This Year’s Hugo Awards Got HijackedScience fiction has its Gamergate moment, led by a bunch of mostly white, mostly male writers calling themselves the “Sad Puppies.â€
    By Greg Cwik
  7. books
    Jonathan Franzen Wanted to Adopt an Iraqi OrphanPhew.
    By E. Alex Jung
  8. Haruki Murakami’s Advice Column Is Now an 8-Volume BookIt includes his responses to 3,716 questions.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  9. photography
    See Photos From 16 Years of Burning Man’s Trippy Art InstallationsImages from photographer NK Guy’s new book Art of Burning Man.
    By Nate Freeman
  10. 007
    David Oyelowo Will (Sort of) Be the First Black James Bond, in a New AudiobookGet ready for Trigger Mortis.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  11. the industry
    DiCaprio, Scorsese Will Make Serial-Killer MovieSOS.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  12. unfinished business
    Unfinished Tolkien Story Is on Its WayStateside publication is set for April 2016.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  13. stoners
    Prithee, Did Thou Knowest That Shakespeare Smoked Weed?My kingdom for some dank-ass ganja.
    By Nate Jones
  14. exclusive
    Amanda Seyfried Blurbs Sloane Crosley’s Clasp“It’s like this glass of wine!â€
    By E. Alex Jung
  15. tv
    Bachelorette Star Andi Dorfman Is Writing a ‘Tell-All’ BookMaybe The Bachelorette can save print media?
    By Greg Cwik
  16. Mindy Kaling Announces ‘Why Not Me?’ Book Tour DatesAhead of the release of her new book Why Not Me? next month, Mindy Project is headed on a multi-city tour. The Why Not Me? tour will make stops […]
    By Megh Wright
  17. Paula Pell Is Turning Her ‘Hey Young Girls’ Tweets into an Illustrated BookLongtime SNL writer Paula Pell is the mastermind behind a ton of great projects these days including the Above Average web series Hudson Valley […]
    By Megh Wright
  18. ‘I Tried to Tell the Truth About Jesus’: Nick Tosches on His Audacious New NovelThe cult-favorite author discusses the new Under Tiberius.
    By David Marchese
  19. books
    The Mindy Project’s Ike Barinholtz Will Make His Literary Debut in 2017“Hot takes†from the man behind Morgan.
    By Lauren Leibowitz
  20. book covers
    See the Very Meta Cover for Matt Zoller Seitz’s Mad Men BookIt’s not an ad, it’s a book!
    By Vulture Editors
  21. Ike Barinholtz Has a Book of Essays in the WorksThe Mindy Project’s Ike Barinholtz has a new book in the works. According to Entertainment Weekly, Grand Central Publishing is set to publish […]
    By Megh Wright
  22. lost works
    Long-Lost F. Scott Fitzgerald Story Found“Temperature†will appear in the next issue of The Strand quarterly.
    By Nate Jones
  23. influences
    John Green on 12 of His Biggest InfluencesIncluding Toni Morrison and Jimmy Stewart.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  24. celebrity friendships
    James Franco’s Infatuation With Lana Del Rey Has Reached Its Scrapbook PhaseIt’s called Flip-Side: Real and Imaginary Conversations With Lana Del Rey.
    By Nate Jones
  25. scandals
    Cosby’s Teen Sex-Assault Suit Is Moving ForwardHis biography, Mark Whitaker’s Cosby: His Life and Times, is also in trouble.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  26. from the archives
    From the Archives: Author E. L. Doctorow on His Childhood in New York“A world that was sunny, warm, and clean.â€
    By E. L. Doctorow
  27. books
    How Seuss’s Editor Helped Finish His Lost BookWhen his widow found the sheets of a complete book, What Pet Should I Get?, Random House’s Cathy Goldsmith was charged with figuring out how to publish the work.
    By Boris Kachka
  28. r.i.p.
    Author E. L. Doctorow Has DiedHe was 84.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  29. books
    How Go Set a Watchman Solves the Mystery of Harper LeeWatchman tells a different story, one in which home, not fame, is the greatest source of angst.
    By Boris Kachka
  30. star wars
    New Star Wars Book Rewrites Jedi’s Happy EndingChuck Wendig’s Aftermath imagines a new version of the post-Jedi period.
    By Nate Jones
  31. review round-up
    What Critics Are Saying About Go Set a WatchmanThere is a lot to learn from Harper Lee’s new book.
    By Ellie Shanahan
  32. roll clip!
    Listen to Harper Lee Receive a Copy of GSAWPlus video interviews with her lawyer, agent, and friends.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  33. go set a watchman
    Harper Lee’s Lawyer Teases Possible Third BookIt might be a combination of To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman.
    By Nate Jones
  34. literary deaths
    Let’s Talk About That One Heartbreaking Sentence in Go Set a WatchmanThe offscreen death of a beloved literary character.
    By Nate Jones
  35. first looks
    Read the First Chapter of Harper Lee’s New BookWhat are you waiting for? Reese Witherspoon wants to know.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  36. trailer mix
    Here’s the Series of Unfortunate Events TeaserI spy a Count Olaf! Help.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  37. vulture lists
    8 Books You Need to Read This JulyEach month, Boris Kachka offers nonfiction and fiction book recommendations. You should read as many of them as possible.
    By Boris Kachka
  38. Carol Leifer Is Developing a Comedy Series Based on Her 2014 MemoirLongtime television comedy writer Carol Leifer has a new television show in the works. According to Variety, Leifer has teamed up with Gaumont […]
    By Megh Wright
  39. In ‘Funny on Purpose’, Joe Randazzo Guides You Into Your Comedy CareerLots of people are funny; very few can be comedians. For anyone unsure about the transition from the first to the second, longtime Onion editor […]
    By Elise Czajkowski
  40. legacies
    The Rewriting of David Foster WallaceHow the author of Infinite Jest became the center of a self-help cult.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  41. twitter chatter
    E.L. James Encounters Twitter Users’ Singular Taste for TrollingNaughty!
    By Nate Jones
  42. Comedy Is Life and Life Is Comedy in Judd Apatow’s ‘Sick in the Head’Judd Apatow has been interviewing comedians since he was fifteen years old. Back then, in the early 1980s, a new crop of bright young comics […]
    By Cameron Tung
  43. roll clip!
    Here’s Palahniuk Reading Fight Club for KidsI am Joe’s Ruined Childhood.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  44. ama
    Here Are the Best Answers From Aziz Ansari’s Reddit AMAFeaturing some updates about his new Netflix show.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  45. obits
    Acclaimed Writer James Salter Is Dead at 90Salter’s most famous works include A Sport and a Pastime and All That Is.
    By Greg Cwik
  46. Rob Zombie to Direct a Movie Adaptation of ‘Raised Eyebrows: My Years […]Rob Zombie has a new film in the works that’s a departure from his usual work as a horror director. According to Deadline, Zombie will direct a […]
    By Megh Wright
  47. vulture reading room
    The 12 Best Stories From Judd Apatow’s New BookColbert talks about why he quit The Colbert Report.
    By Alex Jung
  48. The Problem with Aziz Ansari Writing a Book About Something He’s Never DoneThere is a long tradition of comedians and sitcom stars writing books about relationships. Paul Reiser’s first book (of three books, Paul […]
    By Meredith Haggerty
  49. game of thrones season 5
    How Meta-Analysis Consumed GOT This SeasonEven GRRM is sick of it.
    By Nate Jones
  50. slurs
    John Green Knows He Shouldn’t Have Used the ‘R-word’ in Paper Towns“Yeah, I regret it.â€
    By Dee Lockett
  51. the complete works
    Ranking All 16 Michael Crichton NovelsMarauding dinosaurs, evil apes, and tech run amok.
    By Adam Litovitz
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