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  1. sat prep
    Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner Has a Question for Taylor SwiftCan I ask you about Hemingway?
    By Alejandra Gularte
  2. reprint
    Matthew Perry Will Remove Keanu Reeves References in Future Memoir Versions“Any future versions of the book will not have his name in it.â€
    By Alejandra Gularte
  3. trans rights
    Judy Blume Reaffirms Her Support of the Trans CommunityBlume says her quote in support of J.K. Rowling was taken out of context.
    By Bethy Squires
  4. must reads
    6 New Books You Should Read This AprilThis month’s recommendations traverse genre, format, time, and space from exploring the rich history of NOLA to the complexities of affinity itself.
    By J. Howard Rosier
  5. book excerpt
    Drag, Disney, and the Gospel of Alyssa EdwardsIn a new book of essays, Zach Zimmerman undergoes a Drag Race–inspired queer baptism.
    By Zach Zimmerman
  7. look book
    The Look Book Goes to Catherine Lacey’s Book LaunchOn a recent Thursday, the novelist spoke to critic Merve Emre about her new book, Biography of X, at Greenlight Bookstore.
    By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell
  8. into it
    ‘Drag Is a Space for Disruptors’Sasha Velour explains the the liberating and subverting power of drag in a moment when it’s more mainstream (and more at risk) than ever.
    By Sam Sanders
  9. movie review
    How to Blow Up a Pipeline Picks a FightThe film, inspired by Andreas Malm’s book, has its heart on its sleeve and its agenda in its punching fists.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  10. books
    Emily Henry Cracked the Modern Romance NovelThe author of Beach Read has helped redefine the genre of bodice rippers.
    By Allison P. Davis
  11. josh safdie’s muse
    Julia Fox on Her Upcoming Book: It’s Not a Memoir, But It Is a ‘Masterpiece’Down the Drain is out October 10.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  12. new jobs
    By the Way, Millie Bobby Brown Is a War Novelist NowHer upcoming book Nineteen Steps is inspired by her family’s history with World War II.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  13. vulture lists
    8 Books With All the Band Drama of Daisy Jones & the SixThe ’70s music scene has enough tumultuous romances and drug-fueled antics to stock a library shelf.
    By Jessica Gentile
  14. books
    The Spine CollectorFor five years, a mysterious figure has been stealing books before their release. Is it espionage? Revenge? A trap? Or a complete waste of time?
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  15. the spine collector
    Filippo Bernardini Gave the Publishing World Something to Write AboutAnd received no jail time in the end.
    By Reeves Wiedeman and Lila Shapiro
  16. book review
    Finally, Some Freaky K-pop WritingEsther Yi’s debut novel, Y/N, is great parody, throwing readers down the hole of obsession in all its fevered absurdity.
    By Cat Zhang
  17. book review
    Catherine Lacey’s Alternate America in Biography of XA “biography†with a warped sense of history.
    By Emma Alpern
  18. reading club
    Oprah Said Hello Beautiful to Her 100th Oprah’s Book Club Read“Not since Jo and Meg and Amy and Beth have we seen sisters like this,†says Oprah Winfrey on Ann Napolitano’s Hello Beautiful.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  19. profile
    The Fabulist in the WoodsIn Northampton with Kelly Link and her community of like-minded writers.
    By Lila Shapiro
  20. vulture lists
    7 Sporror Books to Scratch That Scary Fungus Itch After The Last of UsThese fungus-featuring horror books will fill the mushroom-shaped hole in your heart.
    By Vanessa Armstrong
  21. must reads
    6 New Books You Should Read This MarchAn exposition on American poverty, the return of a long out-of-print classic, a western mystery, and more.
    By J. Howard Rosier
  22. celebrity memoirs
    Paris Hilton Says She Was Coerced Into Making Sex Tape“I had to drink myself silly. Quaaludes helped.â€
    By Zoe Guy
  23. wildin’ out
    Kathryn Hahn to Play Wild Multiverse Cheryl StrayedNot Little Fires Everywhere. Not Big Little Lies. This is Tiny Beautiful Things.
    By Rebecca Alter
  24. adaptations
    A Daisy Jones & the Six Page-to-Screen Character GuideThe new miniseries attempts to faithfully re-create the reading experience, but as with any adaptation, certain details don’t make the cut.
    By Ben Rosenstock
  25. poetry and wigs
    Tina Fey Credits Her Success to Wigs Falling OffFey accepted the PEN/Mike Nichols Writing for Performance Award at the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards.
    By Jason P. Frank
  26. jason derulo
    Jason Derulo Has Fallen Onto the Pages of His First BookPurr.
    By Wolfgang Ruth
  27. tv review
    Daisy Jones & The Six Is Too Big to Feel This SmallAn enjoyably indulgent but paper-thin adaptation shrinks Taylor Jenkins Reid’s best-selling novel into a claustrophobic love triangle.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  28. must reads
    6 New Books You Should Read This FebruaryThe history of a tech mecca, an anthology of women writing about love and desire, a fresh translation of a classic author, and more.
    By J. Howard Rosier
  29. sexcerpt
    The Best Sex I’ve Ever Read: A Long-Censored Queer Tryst at Boarding School“In between all the sex,†explains Carmen Maria Machado, “there’s so much passion in how they talk to each other.â€
    By Carmen Maria Machado
    As told to Isle McElroy
  30. buyer & bookseller
    Barbra Streisand Will (Yen)Tell Us About Her LifeIn My Name Is Barbra, her 1,040-page memoir.
    By Jason P. Frank
  31. celebrity memoirs
    Pamela Anderson Knows Even a Memoir Can’t Tell AllThough there are not many new revelations, ten stories stuck out.
    By Zoe Guy
  32. reading is what?
    And Don’t F&%K It Up Chronicles Drag Race From Vaseline Lens to Emmy Gold“Come for the tea, stay for the shade.â€
    By Jason P. Frank
  33. coming soon
    Nicole Kidman and Maya Erskine Find The Perfect NannyThey’re producing and starring in an HBO limited-series adaptation of the French novel together.
    By Zoe Guy
  34. making it
    Sarah Thankam Mathews Wrote Her Hit Novel in Four Months“I felt very chewed up by New York by virtue of not making enough money. I felt desperate.â€
    By Emily Gould
  35. tool time
    Pamela Anderson Says Tim Allen Flashed Her on the Set of Home ImprovementThe story comes from her upcoming memoir, Love, Pamela.
    By Bethy Squires
  36. media
    An Evening With Parapraxis, a New Magazine for the New Freud CrowdA just-launched publication revels in a psychoanalysis renaissance.
    By Lila Shapiro
  37. surprise bitch
    Romance Novelist Susan Meachen Explains Why She Un-Unalived HerselfShe’s so much happier now that she’s undead.
    By Rebecca Alter
  38. keeping up with the ex-royals
    Prince Harry Says He Could Have Told Us More, ActuallyHe claims to have cut 400 pages of information from his memoir, Spare.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  39. into it
    Spare’s Oversharing Serves a PurposeHarry picks apart his own life to preempt the tabloids.
    By Sam Sanders
  40. a long talk
    Margo Price Is on Her Own TripThe proudly stubborn singer-songwriter stopped drinking, released a memoir, then took another left turn.
    By Justin Curto
  41. booktok
    There Won’t Be an It Ends With Us Coloring Book After All“I can absolutely see how this was tone-deaf,†the author wrote.
    By Bethy Squires
  42. boffo b.o.
    Prince Harry’s Spare Is the Avatar of BooksMeaning it’s selling really well.
    By Bethy Squires
  43. close reads
    The Winners and Losers of Prince Harry’s SpareWinner: Stewie.
    By Devon Ivie
  44. keeping up with the ex-royals
    Prince Harry Doesn’t Spare Us the DetailsEverything to know about the memoir — from a princely tussle to a frostbitten penis.
    By Zoe Guy
  45. the spine collector
    At Court for the Spine Collector’s Final ChapterFilippo Bernardini pleaded guilty and may face up to 21 months of prison time after a yearslong publishing fraud.
    By Reeves Wiedeman and Jack Denton
  46. vulture lists
    The Best Books of 2022Yes, this list features more than one book set in a postapocalyptic world, but have you looked around lately?
  47. book review
    What Their Psychiatrists Won’t Tell YouIn Rachel Aviv’s book Strangers to Ourselves, personal narratives of mental illness take primacy over institutions’.
    By Jane Hu
  48. the group portrait
    Bookforum Was a Good MagazineAfter 28 years, a beloved hub of literary New York closes its doors.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  49. encounter
    Bob Gottlieb vs. Bob CaroThe 91-year-old book editor would like his 87-year-old star writer to finish his latest book.
    By Matthew Schneier
  50. book drama
    BookTok’s Busy Year: Plagiarism Scandals, Period Drama, and CoHo, Of CourseThere’s a lot of drama within this very large community, much of which has practical implications for the book world and beyond.
    By Meg Zukin
  51. vulture lists
    Great Audiobooks to Listen to in 2022Paul Newman, John Grisham, Sabaa Tahir, and more.
    By Marshall Heyman
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