Daily coverage of Books and Authors by Vulture

June 10, 2015

Check Out the Trailer for Judd Apatow’s New Book ‘Sick in the Head’After 30 years of interviewing comedians since he was 15 years old, Judd Apatow finally gets to share his new book Sick in the Head this month […]

By Megh Wright

June 10, 2015

Aziz Ansari Announces ‘Modern Romance’ Book Tour DatesAziz Ansari’s new book Modern Romance hits bookstores next week, and to promote it he just announced a multi-city tour. Ansari will make stops […]

By Megh Wright

crime June 10, 2015

E.L. James’s Christian Grey Manuscript Stolen by Person With Singular TastesGrey is Fifty Shades retold from Christian’s POV.

By Nate Jones

celebrity memoirs June 9, 2015

Naya Rivera Is Definitely Not Sorry About This ‘Juicy’ Book She Has Coming OutA memoir, it will focus on the three Gs: Glee, guys, and growing up.

By Sean Fitz-Gerald

harry potter June 9, 2015

J.K. Rowling Hints at an American HogwartsThe author revealed key elements of the upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

By Claire Landsbaum

books June 9, 2015

See Howard Schatz’s Limited-Edition Photography CollectionThe immense two-volume work includes “Body Knots” portraits, like Day-Glo interpretations of drippy food-porn photos.

By Christopher Bonanos

books June 9, 2015

See Howard Schatz’s Limited-Edition Photography CollectionThe immense two-volume work includes “Body Knots” portraits, like Day-Glo interpretations of drippy food-porn photos.

By Christopher Bonanos

June 8, 2015

Gordon Lish and the Meeting of Comedy and Contemporary FictionAfter you read a certain amount of interviews with John Lee and Vernon Chatman, the main writer/directors of PFFR, a certain pattern emerges. […]

By Eddie Brawley

June 5, 2015

Read an Excerpt from Aziz Ansari’s New Book ‘Modern Romance’Aziz Ansari’s new book Modern Romance hits bookstores on June 16th, but today he shared a lengthy excerpt from the book with Time about how his […]

By Megh Wright

vulture lists June 3, 2015

8 New Offerings From Dead AuthorsBooks from the great beyond.

By David Marchese

June 2, 2015

Nick Offerman, Paul Rudd, and John Hodgman Gave Advice to Their Younger […]At BookCon over the weekend, Nick Offerman was joined by Paul Rudd and John Hodgman on a panel promoting his new book Gumption, and one […]

By Megh Wright

June 1, 2015

Aziz Ansari and Mindy Kaling Tease Their Upcoming Books at BookConComedy superstars Mindy Kaling and Aziz Ansari attended BookCon in New York over the weekend to promote their new books Why Not Me? and Modern […]

By Megh Wright

fifty shades of grey June 1, 2015

We’re Getting Fifty Shades From Christian’s POVWhy?

By Dee Lockett

bookcon 2015 May 31, 2015

Judy Blume Talks Sex and Her New Novel for Adults at BookConThere were tears.

By Boris Kachka

May 31, 2015

Jason Segel Reveals His David Foster Wallace Syllabus at BookCon“Truly, I didn’t know a book could have that effect on me viscerally.”

By Heather Schwedel

bookcon 2015 May 31, 2015

Aziz Ansari Is Worried About the Sex Lives of Young Japanese and Argentinian Men“If Tokyo is the land of the herbivore man, Buenos Aires might be the home of the carnivorous-eating douche monster.”

By Heather Schwedel

bookcon 2015 May 31, 2015

The Best Jokes From Nick Offerman and John Hodgman’s BookCon Appearance Featuring special guest Paul Rudd.

By Sarah Caldwell

May 29, 2015

Jonathan Franzen, Elena Ferrante, and 8 More of BookExpo’s Hottest GalleysFranzen! Ferrante!

By Boris Kachka

chatroom May 29, 2015

James Patterson’s Quest to Save Reading“Put that in your literacy-statistics pipe and smoke it.”

By David Marchese

May 27, 2015

14 Nuggets From Jonathan Franzen’s Book Expo Q&ASo how “plotty” is Purity, anyway?

By Boris Kachka

May 26, 2015

Are Art Forgers Scoundrels, or Merely Deluded Enthusiasts?“His preferred method was to buy supplies from Home Depot — about $6 per painting — and paste a digital reproduction of the original work onto a board.”

By Nick Tabor

May 26, 2015

Judd Apatow Tells Jimmy Kimmel About His Book of Comedian InterviewsHere’s a clip from Judd Apatow’s visit to Friday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, where he told Kimmel all about his upcoming book of interviews he […]

By Megh Wright

May 21, 2015

Get Your Life Back on Track with Tim and Eric’s ‘Zone Theory’ SystemTim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim are writing their first book in the hopes of helping you elevate your horrible life to a happier and more […]

By Megh Wright

May 21, 2015

Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak Are Writing a Book About Their Complicated […]Ryan Howard and Kelly Kapoor are getting back together in book form. According to the New York Daily News, former Office writers/stars and […]

By Megh Wright

special relationships May 21, 2015

Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak Are Writing a BookIt’s all “romantically charged camaraderie with loud arguments.”

By Nate Jones

May 21, 2015

Book Excerpt: Werner Herzog’s Of Walking in IceThe first chapter of the film auteur’s newly reissued nonfiction classic.

By Werner Herzog

book review May 20, 2015

Nell Zink’s Brilliant Mislaid Is a Parody of a Satire of RaceIt uses southern racism as fuel for devious comic flights.

By Christian Lorentzen

May 19, 2015

When Did Books Get So Freaking Enormous? The Year of the Very Long NovelWhen did books get so freaking long?

By Boris Kachka

books May 12, 2015

How the Academy Saved Novelist Jim Shepard From Mainstream SuccessJim Shepard is one of the best writers you’ve never heard of.

By Boris Kachka

May 11, 2015

Mindy Kaling’s Second Book ‘Why Not Me?’ Is Out September 29thThe fate of The Mindy Project is still up in the air, but in the meantime, Mindy Kaling has a new book in the works. Three years after […]

By Megh Wright

books May 11, 2015

How Reynold Levy (Says He) Saved Lincoln CenterThe former chairman dishes in his new book.

By Justin Davidson

encounter May 6, 2015

Tea With Harold Bloom, on the Occasion of His 45th Book“This is probably my penultimate book.”

By Amy Bloom

books May 5, 2015

See the Cover of Mindy Kaling’s Next MemoirAnd the release date!

By Dee Lockett

pen May 4, 2015

PEN President Andrew Solomon on Charlie Hebdo“If people want to boo, they should have the opportunity to boo.”

By Boris Kachka

obituary May 3, 2015

Michael Blake, Oscar-Winning Writer of Dances With Wolves, Dies at 69The book sold 3.5 million copies, and the film won seven Oscars.

By Greg Cwik

Apr. 21, 2015

Lovers of The Little Prince Need to Read Wind, Sand and StarsThe author of the children’s classic wrote a gorgeous nonfiction masterpiece.

By David Marchese

books Apr. 21, 2015

The Very Public Saga of Karl Ove Knausgaard Writing About HimselfHis latest Volume 4: Dancing in the Dark is a lesser work than the first two books (though better than the third).

By Christian Lorentzen

the industry Apr. 13, 2015

Patti Smith Is Writing Another M-E-M-O-I-RA “roadmap” to her life.

By E. Alex Jung

obits Apr. 13, 2015

Nobel Prize–Winning Author Günter Grass Has DiedHe was 87.

By Dee Lockett

books Apr. 9, 2015

Heidi Julavits on Her New Book, The Folded Clock“If no men read it, I just don’t care.”

By Genevieve Smith

a song of ice and fire Apr. 6, 2015

Everyone’s Best Guesses for When The Winds of Winter Is Coming OutGeorge R.R. Martin says he hopes to be finished in 2016.

By Nate Jones

books Apr. 6, 2015

The Best Literary References on Mad Men, According to a NYPL Librarian“It’s these perfect little details that add a lot to the show.”

By Brooke Marine

party chat Apr. 3, 2015

Author Hilary Mantel on Henry VIII’s Love Life“He didn’t know that he was going to have six wives.”

By Jamie Sharpe

books Apr. 3, 2015

GRRM Really Wants to Have TWOW Finished in 2016He says he’s in the home stretch.

By Nate Jones

the winds of winter Apr. 2, 2015

GRRM Posts New Sansa Winds of Winter ChapterIt’s her first POV chapter since A Feast for Crows.

By Nate Jones

memoirs Apr. 1, 2015

Patricia Arquette Will Follow Up Her Oscar Win With a MemoirIt’ll discuss her famous family, being a single mom, and her experiences as a woman in Hollywood.

By Dee Lockett

overdue sequels Apr. 1, 2015