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  1. books
    New Biography Renews the Fight Over Saul BellowBrute or genius? Loathed or loved? For me, the war is personal.
    By Lee Siegel
  2. nbcc
    At the National Book Critics Circle AwardsWatching Toni Morrison accept the National Book Critics Circle’s Lifetime Achievement Award last night was like watching Bruce Springsteen perform a nostalgia gig at the Stone Pony.
    By Boris Kachka
  3. books
    One Agency Investigating Harper Lee Has Checked OutThe Alabama Securities Commission said the author is aware of what’s going on.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  4. Me and Mike O’DonoghueThe heavy door to the office slowly creaked open, and in stepped Michael O’Donoghue. He wore a mustard-colored overcoat with matching fedora. […]
    By Dennis Perrin
  5. obits
    Fantasy Author Sir Terry Pratchett Dead at 66He had been living with Alzheimer’s for years.
    By Nate Jones
  7. books
    How Ian Fleming’s James Bond Was Born in JamaicaHe didn’t like Sean Connery at first.
    By E. Alex Jung
  8. books
    The State of Alabama Is Also Concerned About Harper Lee’s Mental ConditionState officials are investigating reports of potential elder abuse.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  9. go f*ck yourself
    Harper Lee Tells Reporter to ‘Go Away!’Short but sweet.
    By Lindsey Weber
  10. book excerpt
    Read an Annotated Excerpt From Adam Rapp’s Novel Know Your BeholderAdam Rapp’s new novel is out now.
    By Adam Rapp
  11. Divergent Author Announces Star Wars–y SeriesIt’ll “tell of a boy’s unlikely alliance with an enemy.â€
    By Dee Lockett
  12. Drew Barrymore Is Finally Publishing Her Life StoryIn a collection of autobiographical essays.
    By Dee Lockett
  13. Secret Girl: Decoding Kim Gordon’s Eternal CoolDigging into the memoir of an indie-rock sphinx.
    By Lindsay Zoladz
  14. Watch a Short Film Based on DC Pierson’s ‘The Boy Who Couldn’t Sleep and […]DC Pierson recently teamed up with Community and Mystery Team director Dan Eckman and producer Meggie McFadden to turn his 2010 novel The Boy […]
    By Megh Wright
  15. chat room
    Nelson George on His New Book and D’AngeloThe Lost Treasures of R&B is out now.
    By Craig D. Lindsey
  16. books
    Did Amazon Sink the Queen of Online Erotica?Tina Engler built an online publishing empire. Then something went awry between her and the retail giant.
    By Phoebe Reilly
  17. The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Birthday Cake, by Dan Rozier In a big tree house down a sunny dirt road deep in the heart of Bear Country, it was Brother’s birthday. The Bear family—Mama, Papa, Brother […]
    By Brian Boone
  18. books
    Read a Lost Sherlock Holmes Story by Conan DoyleDoyle wrote it to raise money for a bridge in Scotland. 
    By Nate Jones and A. Conan Doyle
  19. The Best of Haruki Murakami’s Advice Column“Listen to Ray Charles and spend your time wiping your tears.â€
    By Lika Kumoi
  20. Robert Christgau on the Deaths of Lennon, MarleyAn excerpt from the veteran rock critic’s memoir, Going Into the City.
    By Robert Christgau
  21. Megan Amram Shares Some Unexpected Sex Advice from ‘Science…For Her!’IFC posted a new installment of “Funny People Reading Books†today featuring Megan Amram reading an excerpt from her book Science…For Her! […]
    By Megh Wright
  22. My Wild Oscar-Party Night With Courtney Love and Jessica LangeAn excerpt from Kevin Sessums’s memoir, I Left It on the Mountain.
    By Kevin Sessums
  23. chatroom
    Richard Price on His New Novel, The Whites“I saw my first dead body in Bushwick. And I saw my second dead body on Lenox and 116th Street — it was the same nightâ€
    By Boris Kachka
  24. forget the book
    5 Reasons Why Fifty Shades of Grey the Movie Is Better Than the BookSpoiler alert: Yes. 
    By Lindsey Weber
  25. department of complaints
    Jonathan Franzen Hasn’t Read Jennifer WeinerHe doesn’t like her, though.
    By Margaret Lyons
  26. See Rare Behind-the-Scenes SNL PhotosA selection from Taschen’s new Saturday Night Live, the Book! 
    By David Marchese
  27. See Rare Behind-the-Scenes SNL PhotosA selection from Taschen’s new Saturday Night Live, the Book! 
    By David Marchese
  28. tom mccarthy
    Tom McCarthy Goes to TEDThe avant-garde novelist on theory, literary talent decamping to the art world, and the curse of the middlebrow.
    By Boris Kachka
  29. Melissa Rivers Writing ‘The Book of Joan: Tales of Mirth, Mischief, and […]Joan Rivers is getting the book treatment again, this time thanks to her daughter Melissa. According to The Wrap, Melissa will write a new book […]
    By Megh Wright
  30. Ben Stiller to Produce Hourlong Dramedy Series ‘Super Sad True Love Story’On top of working on the long-rumored Zoolander sequel, Ben Stiller has teamed up with the company behind House of Cards to develop a new show. […]
    By Megh Wright
  31. wes anderson
    How Wes Anderson Cast The Grand Budapest HotelWillem and Tilda aren’t really just actors. They’re more performance artists.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  32. crowdfunding
    Is the 33-Year Wait for a New Kurt Vonnegut Documentary Coming to an End?“Kurt is at least twice as popular as a wood-burning stove.â€
    By Boris Kachka
  33. she said she said
    Harper Lee’s Lawyer Responds to Go Set a Watchman SpeculationLee is reportedly hurt and humiliated that people think someone has taken advantage of her.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  34. books
    Harper Lee Is Just ‘Happy As Hell’ About Go Set a WatchmanAccording to a statement she reportedly gave her lawyer.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  35. books
    Read G.R.R.M.’s Original Plan for GoT SagaSo many love triangles!
    By Nate Jones
  36. Jimmy Kimmel Starts His Own Children’s Book ClubJimmy Kimmel always wanted to be part of a book club, but due to the demanding length of novels he never got the chance until last night, when […]
    By Megh Wright
  37. Harper Lee’s Editor on the New Book, Which He Only Learned About ‘Yesterday’HarperCollins’ Hugh Van Dusen discusses Go Set a Watchman and what people get wrong about the author.
    By David Marchese
  38. Harper Lee Wrote a To Kill a Mockingbird SequelFollowing Scout as an adult.
    By Nate Jones
  39. vulture recommends
    8 Books You Need to Read This FebruaryEach month, Boris Kachka offers nonfiction and fiction book recommendations.
    By Boris Kachka
  40. adaptations
    Everything That Changed in Fifty Shades of GreyA running list.
    By Nate Jones
  41. books
    Sorry, The Winds of Winter Is Not Coming in 2015According to George R.R. Martin’s publisher.
    By Nate Jones
  42. book excerpt
    Read the First Chapter of David Duchovny’s Debut Novel, Holy CowIt’s written from the perspective of a cow named Elsie. 
    By David Duchovny
  43. burger time
    There Will Be a Bob’s Burgers CookbookAnd we’ve never been feta.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  44. long time coming
    The Sequel to the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Trilogy Is ComingOn August 27.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  45. book excerpt
    Read an Annotated Excerpt From Adam Sternbergh’s Near EnemyThe New York editor’s new novel is out now. 
    By Adam Sternbergh
  46. ‘Saturday Night Live: The Book’ Is Now Available for Pre-OrderGet ready to add another title to your SNL book collection. Art book publisher Taschen announced today that a new coffee table book called […]
    By Megh Wright
  47. a song of ice and fire
    GRRM Just Disproved a Major ASOIAF Fan TheoryThe original Dance With Dragons manuscript contains handwritten notes between Martin and his editor.
    By Nate Jones
  48. Second City’s Improv Book ‘Yes, And’ Is Now Available for Pre-OrderGood news for improv fans: The Second City has a new book due out February 3rd, and it’s now available for pre-order. Written by Second City […]
    By Megh Wright
  49. vulture lists
    Every Thomas Pynchon Novel, Briefly RankedNow that a movie has finally been made of one.
    By Jason Diamond
  50. How the CIA Torture Report Became a Surprise Best-sellerSmall indie publisher Melville House has scored a hit with the CIA Torture Report. 
    By David Marchese
  51. books
    What Michel Houellebecq Represented to the Charlie Hebdo ShootersThe novelist-provocateur was the cover subject of the new issue of the magazine and has quite a long history of outraging Islamists.
    By Boris Kachka
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