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  1. young adult files
    Flowchart: Which YA Novel Is Right for You?Werewolves, bullying, or global warming? Let’s find out!
    By Kat Ward
  2. affairs
    Johnny Carson Gossip From 40 Years Ago Somehow NewsOkay, world.
    By Margaret Lyons
  3. young adult files
    The Thirtysomething Teen: An Adult YA Addict Comes CleanWhy do I, and other adults, read books for teens?
    By Jen Doll
  4. vulture asks
    Vulture Asks: What Was Your Favorite Tom Clancy Book, Movie, or Video Game?Tom Clancy, R.I.P.
    By John Sellers
  5. history
    ABC Developing A Slave in the White HouseAs a twelve-hour miniseries.
    By Margaret Lyons
  7. obits
    Author Tom Clancy Dead at 66Known for his very successful espionage novels and video games.
    By Jesse David Fox
  8. Nick Offerman and Bo Burnham Both Have New Books Out TodayIt’s a big day for comedy books, as there are new ones out from Parks and Recreation’s mustachioed civil servant Nick Offerman and from […]
    By Bradford Evans
  9. book excerpt
    Nick Offerman Book Excerpt: My Mustache ManifestoIn Paddle Your Own Canoe, the Parks and Recreation star reveals the secrets of his success. In this exclusive excerpt, he muses on his mustache.
    By Nick Offerman
  10. ‘SNL’ Gets the Academic Treatment in ‘Saturday Night Live and American TV’There’s no arguing that countless articles, interviews, books, and essays are available to SNL fans at any given time. Those who already read […]
    By Megh Wright
  11. spoilers
    Here Is Some Terrible News About the Third Bridget Jones BookOh God.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  12. comedy
    Slideshow: Comedians Caught Mid-ShtickSee Tracy Morgan, Conan O’Brien, and more.
  13. comedy
    Slideshow: Comedians Caught Mid-ShtickSee Tracy Morgan, Conan O’Brien, and more.
  14. covers
    Eggers Does NYT Magazine’s First Fiction CoverAnd it’s hard to ignore.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  15. book excerpt
    Disaster Artist Book Excerpt: Inside The RoomIn this excerpt, actor Greg Sestero recounts the harrowing process of getting The Room director Tommy Wiseau to set on the first day of shooting.
    By Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell
  16. Watch Nick Offerman Take You Through a Normal Nick Offerman Day Here’s a new trailer for Nick Offerman’s upcoming book, Paddle Your Own Canoe, for Funny or Die. In it, Offerman documents an ordinary day in […]
    By Bradford Evans
  17. electric boogaloo
    Nick Offerman on Break Dancing, Newcleus, and How He Got So Fresh“This is not Nick you see before you. This is Tick-Tock.â€
    By Steve Marsh
  18. reasons why
    Vulture’s Millennial 100, ExplainedWhy we chose what we chose.
    By Gilbert Cruz
  19. vulture lists
    100 Pop-Culture Things That Make You a MillennialFrom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to Lady Gaga.
    By Gilbert Cruz, Amanda Dobbins, and Jesse David Fox
  20. unspecial relationship
    Kelly Clarkson Doesn’t Get to Keep Her Jane Austen RingSorry, Anglophiles.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  21. vulture recommends
    11 Pop-Culture Books to Entertain You This FallWe’ve already recommended a lot of books for you to read this fall, but here are eleven more for entertainment junkies.
    By Jen Doll
  22. stuff jonathan franzen hates
    Jonathan Franzen Still Doesn’t Like the InternetOr your MacBook Air.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  23. Artie Lange’s Memoir Will Discuss Suicide Attempt, Substance Abuse IssuesComic and radio host Artie Lange’s new memoir, Crash and Burn, will be released on October 29, and it will discuss his 2010 suicide attempt as […]
    By Elise Czajkowski
  24. Watch Nick Offerman in a Trailer for His New Book Parks and Recreation star Nick Offerman’s first book, Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man’s Principles for Delicious Living, is set for an October […]
    By Bradford Evans
  25. sound it out
    HAIM, Llewyn Davis: Fall ’13 Pronunciation GuideSay it with confidence.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  26. they should call us inspiration leaders
    Two Demi Lovato Books on the WayA book of inspirational quotes and a memoir. Which is really a book of inspirational quotes, too, when you think about it.
    By Margaret Lyons
  27. Talking to Bob Odenkirk About ‘Hollywood Said No!’, ‘The Birthday Boys’, […]It’s a big year for Bob Odenkirk. In addition to Breaking Bad ending its run with its highly-anticipated remaining episodes airing over the […]
    By Bradford Evans
  28. kudos
    2013 Booker Short List: Jhumpa Lahiri, Colm Tóibín …And a 28-year-old.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  29. mysteries revealed
    See Another Freaky Teaser for J.J. Abrams’s BookSpooky.
    By Margaret Lyons
  30. books
    If You Really Want to Know About J.D. Salinger, Read J.D. SalingerFrom his preference for young women to hints of unpublished writing, Salinger left attentive readers plenty of breadcrumbs.
    By Phoebe Hoban
  31. suggestions
    5 Ideas for a Modern Hercule Poirot MysteryDeath on the Hyperloop, etc.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  32. vulture essays
    The Holden Caulfield Effect: Perspective’s a Hell of a ThingIt’s not just the characters who come of age.
    By Margaret Lyons
  33. resurrections
    There’s a New Hercule Poirot Book Coming in 2014Your little gray cells are so excited.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  34. Seamus Heaney Has DiedHe was 74.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  35. live through this
    Courtney Love on Etsy, OITNB, and Her Upcoming Memoir“I will explain in detail why I wasn’t in Girl, Interrupted, why I wasn’t in The Matrix.â€
    By Margaret Lyons
  36. There’s One More Elmore Leonard Book on the WayThe late writer’s son will complete his final novel.
    By Delia Paunescu
  37. On the Thomas Pynchon TrailBy way of Mexico, Manhattan Beach, the California woods, and a bunch of the biggest and weirdest books ever written.
    By Boris Kachka
  38. books
    Book and Documentary Promise Five New J.D. Salinger BooksSalinger’s secrets are out.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  39. week in vulture
    10 Pop-Culture Questions Answered by Vulture This WeekHave Martha Stewart and Busta Rhymes ever stood back-to-back?
    By Hilary Reid
  40. book deals
    Aziz Ansari Is Writing a Book About Modern LoveAnd not just in a jokey way. With scientists and everything.
    By Margaret Lyons
  41. Aziz Ansari Is Writing a Book About RomanceParks and Recreation star Aziz Ansari just signed a book deal. Penguin Press announced today that they’ve hired the comedian to write his first […]
    By Bradford Evans
  42. New Book, ‘Comic Genius,’ Is Full of Conceptual Photos of Hundreds of […]If you saw the Funny or Die video of Steve Martin and Kermit the Frog performing “Dueling Banjos†this morning, you may have noticed that it […]
    By Bradford Evans
  43. primers
    Your Guide to Understanding The Mortal InstrumentsShadowhunters, runes, and downworlders, explained!
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  44. obits
    Seitz on Elmore Leonard: His Books Were Tough, But His Heart Was WarmLeonard was prolific. He was catnip to TV and film producers looking for material.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  45. 2013 Thurber Prize Finalists AnnouncedNamed after humorist James Thurber (pictured), the Thurber Prize for American Humor is the highest honor awarded for print humor writing, and […]
    By Bradford Evans
  46. book clubs
    The Today Show Is Starting a Book ClubJust like Oprah’s.
    By Lindsey Weber
  47. advice
    Read Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Good WritingThe Get Shorty, Out of Sight, and Justified author died this morning.
    By Gilbert Cruz
  48. obits
    Justified, Get Shorty Author Elmore Leonard Dead at 87A legendary writer of Westerns and crime novels. His work has been adapted into countless movies and TV show.
    By Jesse David Fox
  49. New E-Book ‘Searching for Dave Chappelle’ Out TodayThe NY Times’ comedy critic Jason Zinoman has written a new e-book, called Searching for Dave Chappelle, that comes out today and dives deep […]
    By Bradford Evans
  50. The 10 Best Books About Modern VirginsInspired by Pamela Erens’s masterful The Virgins, Vulture presents a selection of novels about saving it, wanting it, losing it, and giving it up.
    By Roxane Gay
  51. A Ron Burgundy Autobiography Is Coming Out Nov. 19Will Ferrell’s Anchorman character Ron Burgundy has written his own biography. Random House’s Crown Publishing Group announced today that […]
    By Bradford Evans
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