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  1. take a look it’s in a book
    LeVar Burton Just Successfully Kickstarted Reading Rainbow [Updated]They’re already above their goal of $1 million with 34 days to go.
    By Lindsey Weber
  2. The Devastator Is Releasing a Bundle of Comedy BooksComedy publisher The Devastator announced today that they’ve partnered with StoryBundle to release a batch of comedy books. Here’s a sweet burn […]
    By Bradford Evans
  3. she’s got the book
    See the Cover of Amy Poehler’s Memoir, Yes PleaseJust imagine how awesome it’ll look on your bookshelf.
    By Jesse David Fox
  4. obits
    Maya Angelou Dies at 86In Winston-Salem.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  5. Take a Look at the Cover of Amy Poehler’s Upcoming Book ‘Yes Please’Last year it was announced that Amy Poehler had signed a deal to write a “memoir-ish†book due out sometime in 2014, and now the official cover […]
    By Megh Wright
  7. book expo 2014
    Can a Comic Con Approach Work for the Book Industry?BookCon is an attempt to draw fans, but will they actually buy books? 
    By Boris Kachka
  8. profile
    Karl Ove Knausgaard’s 6-Volume, 3,600-Page Book“There is this kind of aura around it that is very strange.â€
    By Boris Kachka
  9. vulture festival
    Watch the Vulture Festival Book ClubTalking with Chang-Rae Lee, Téa Obreht, and Akhil Sharma.
    By Abraham Riesman
  10. origin stories
    The Legacy of X-Men’s ‘Days of Future Past’The origins of a revolutionary story arc.
    By Abraham Riesman
  11. book review
    Kathryn Schulz on the Harmonious Contradictions of Geoff DyerHis strange books shouldn’t work as beautifully as they do.
    By Kathryn Schulz
  12. summer guide 2014
    6 Books to Read This Summer The best genre bender, ambitious debut, sprawling second novel, and more.
  13. week in vulture
    10 Pop-Culture Questions Answered by Vulture This WeekWhat’s in the box?!
    By E. Alex Jung
  14. author chat
    Adam Resnick on His New Book and Late NightThe former Letterman writer and Chris Elliott collaborator discusses his legitimately funny new book, Will Not Attend.
    By Julie Klam
  15. cups
    Toni Morrison, George Saunders, and Michael Lewis Are Now Published by ChipotleOn cups.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  16. 90s nostalgia
    9 Things 90210’s Jason Priestley Remembers in His New MemoirShocker: He didn’t like Shannen Doherty.
    By E. Alex Jung
  17. Josh Gondelman and Joe Berkowitz Are Writing a Book About Social […]Modern Seinfeld co-creator Josh Gondelman and Fast Company writer Joe Berkowitz are teaming up to write a book. Titled You Blew It!, the […]
    By Megh Wright
  18. man on the street
    Salman Rushdie Respects Twitter, Is Also Kind of Over It“Once, somebody tweeted at me, ‘Why wasn’t I tweeting about important things?’â€
    By Jessica Pressler
  19. Marty Feldman’s Recently Discovered Memoirs to Be Published in NovemberChortle reports that the unpublished memoirs of Marty Feldman, legendary British comedy writer/performer and star of Mel Brooks’s Young […]
    By Megh Wright
  20. Adam Resnick’s ‘Will Not Attend’ Is the Funniest Book About Pennsylvania […]It’s commonly perceived that the people who live in Northeastern/Central Pennsylvania are rednecks or white trash. As a lifetime resident I can […]
    By Mike Sullivan
  21. adaptations
    SyFy Is Developing The Magicians for TVOkay!
    By Amanda Dobbins
  22. Bob Odenkirk Wrote a Book of Plays, Monologues, Short Fiction, and […]Bob Odenkirk is set to release his first book, a collection of short pieces called A Load of Hooey that’s set to come out via publisher […]
    By Bradford Evans
  23. creative minds
    13 Choice Quotes From George R.R. Martin’s Rolling Stone Interview“Ideas are cheap … To my mind, it’s the execution that is all-important.†(And that goes double when the idea involves Ned Stark.)
    By E. Alex Jung
  24. books
    Drafting Darth Vader: Star Wars StoryboardsChewbacca, R2-D2, and C-3PO didn’t emerge fully formed from George Lucas’s brain in 1977.
  25. books
    Drafting Darth Vader: Star Wars StoryboardsChewbacca, R2-D2, and C-3PO didn’t emerge fully formed from George Lucas’s brain in 1977.
  26. adaptations
    Gillian Flynn Says Gone Girl Won’t Change That MuchOr something vaguely like that.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  27. Pre-Order Megan Amram’s New Book ‘Science…For Her!’Last year it was announced that Kroll Show and Parks and Recreation writer Megan Amram landed a book deal for Science…For Her!, a […]
    By Megh Wright
  28. obits
    Schulz on Gabriel García Márquez: The Man Who Made Life ShimmerThe Colombian author died Thursday at the age of 87.
    By Kathryn Schulz
  29. r.i.p.
    Gabriel García Márquez Dies at 87R.I.P.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  30. interview
    Douglas Coupland on Being a Visual Artist“Withdrawing from the book culture, it’s been very good for the way I approach books.â€
    By Boris Kachka
  31. Pre-Order ‘Poking a Dead Frog,’ Mike Sacks’s Follow-Up to ‘And Here’s the […]Mike Sacks has written a sequel to his hit 2009 book And Here’s the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Top Humor Writers on their Craft. The new […]
    By Megh Wright
  32. Todd Glass’s Memoir Has a Title and a Release Date Standup Todd Glass got a book deal after the excellent, acclaimed 2012 episode of WTF with Marc Maron in which he came out of the closet, and […]
    By Bradford Evans
  33. awards
    Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch Wins the Fiction PulitzerPuts the “gold†in Goldfinch.
    By Jesse David Fox
  34. the lowe down
    9 Tidbits From Rob Lowe’s New Memoir, Love LifeJewel didn’t like kissing him.
    By E. Alex Jung
  35. chat room
    Bette Midler on Soph, Janis Joplin, and Her Early Years in New York City“It was as if New York was the place to be. It was the most exciting thing to make, music.â€
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  36. life in pictures
    Life in Pictures: Jackie CollinsThe romance novelist’s Beverly Hills days are filled with drugstore splurges, gossipy lunches, and shirtless men.
    By Rebecca Milzoff
  37. life in pictures
    Life in Pictures: Jackie CollinsThe romance novelist’s Beverly Hills days are filled with drugstore splurges, gossipy lunches, and shirtless men.
    By Rebecca Milzoff
  38. books
    There’s a New Kazuo Ishiguro Novel Coming in 2015Great!
    By Amanda Dobbins
  39. Judd Apatow Is Releasing a Book of Interviews He Did with ComediansJudd Apatow was a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers last night, and Meyers mentioned that Apatow is releasing a book of interviews he […]
    By Bradford Evans
  40. All 64 Stephen King Books, RankedLooking back over more than 40 years’ worth of his work.
    By Gilbert Cruz
  41. memoirs
    Bryan Cranston to Write a Memoir on Breaking Bad YearsTo be released in fall 2015.
    By Lindsey Weber
  42. chat room
    Max Brooks on His New Graphic Novel, The Harlem HellfightersThe World War Z writer describes how he came to be writing a historical graphic novel about an inspiring black World War I fighting squad.
    By Ben Mathis-Lilley
  43. ya corner
    Eleanor and Park Is Getting a MovieLovely.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  44. exclusive
    Where Does The Grand Budapest Hotel Take Place? We’ll Show YouTom Wilkinson stars in a new vignette from Wes Anderson’s team.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  45. ‘The Humor Code’ and the Science of How Comedy WorksWriting about comedy has become a cottage industry in recent years as the swelling popularity of live and online humor has birthed a new […]
    By John Wenzel
  46. pop culture parenthood
    Pop-Culture Parenthood: Ron Suskind on How Disney Films Helped His Autistic Son“Every autistic-spectrum kid has an affinity – Disney, anime, maps, train schedules.â€
    By Emma Whitford
  47. excerpt
    How John Updike Turned Everything in His Life to His Advantage in FictionAn excerpt from Adam Begley’s forthcoming biography.
    By Adam Begley
  48. vulture quiz
    Quiz: Can You Tell These YA Stories Apart?Which one has the werewolf? And the sorting ceremony?
    By Amanda Dobbins, Marisa Woocher, and Justin McCraw
  49. young adult files
    Divergent Author Veronica Roth Builds Her Empire“The Hunger Games was just becoming a thing when I was finishing writing it.â€
    By Amanda Dobbins
  50. bandanas
    Here Is Jason Segel As David Foster WallaceUpdate: now with video.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  51. B.J. Novak Credits Rainn Wilson for His Leap into Acting on ‘The Office’“Rainn Wilson once gave this interview where he said, ‘The universe will tell you what it wants from you.’ That really haunted me. I really […]
    By Megh Wright
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