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  1. Vernon Chatman Wrote a Book, and Louis C.K. Wrote the Intro Vernon Chatman, who runs the production company PFFR and has written and/or produced a list of shows a mile long that includes Wonder […]
    By Bradford Evans
  2. Mindy Kaling Is Writing a Second Book and Will Appear in the ‘Office’ […] At a panel featuring the cast and crew of The Mindy Project at Los Angeles’s PaleyFest this weekend, star/creator Mindy Kaling revealed she’s […]
    By Bradford Evans
  3. how-tos
    Fifty Shades’ E.L. James Has Some Writing Advice to ShareShe’s publishing a “how-to†book.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  4. mindy kaling
    Mindy Kaling Writing New Book About the ‘High Highs and Low Lows’The followup to Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? is due out in “like a year and a half.â€
    By Andre Tartar
  5. oz the great and powerful
    Oz Beyond Oz: 10 Ruby-Slipper-Less Wizard of Oz TreatmentsLittle Dorothy Gale didn’t take just one trip to Oz, so why should we?
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  7. cover art
    See the Cover Art for Marisha Pessl’s Upcoming Novel Night FilmIt’s a psychological literary thriller.
    By Gilbert Cruz
  8. Fun Thing to Buy of the Day: Jon Stewart’s ‘Naked Pictures of Famous […]Yesterday it was announced that Jon Stewart will be taking a summertime hiatus from hosting The Daily Show in order to direct his first feature […]
    By Jenny Nelson
  9. Marc Maron’s New Book ‘Attempting Normal’ Available for Pre-Order NowMarc Maron’s new memoir, Attempting Normal, is set for release on April 30th, but you can pre-order the thing now. This is his second book […]
    By Bradford Evans
  10. memoirabilia
    Marc Maron Brought His Cat Along for His New Memoir Attempting NormalMarc Meowin’.
    By Zach Dionne
  11. Fun Thing to Buy of the day: ‘The Petraeus Files,’ a Book of Fake Secret […]Ted Travelstead, co-author of SEX: Our Bodies, Our Junk, just released a new book called The Petraeus Files: All the Photos, Chats, Poems, and […]
    By Bradford Evans
  12. profile
    Has the World Finally Caught Up With Post-Punk Author Sam Lipsyte?A decade ago, publishers viewed him and his funny-bitter Gen-X alter egos as out of touch. A Times best-seller and new story collection, The Fun Parts, later, it’s clear the times have changed.
    By Boris Kachka
  13. adaptations
    Joe Wright to Adapt Neil Gaiman’s Upcoming BookEntitled: The Ocean at the End of the Lane.
    By Jesse David Fox
  14. memoirabilia
    Questlove Publishing a Memoir, Mo’ Meta BluesIn June.
    By Zach Dionne
  15. polls
    Literary Caucus: Assessing Philip Roth’s CareerPossibly the most prolific, probably the most distinguished, and certainly the most debated one in postwar American fiction.
  16. Bob Odenkirk and David Cross Are Releasing a Book of Unproduced Scripts in […] While Mr. Show is the most famous of Bob Odenkirk and David Cross’s collaborations, there’s plenty of stuff they’ve written together that […]
    By Bradford Evans
  17. beef
    Hilary Mantel Said Some Rude Things About Kate Middleton [Updated]She called her “plastic.â€
    By Amanda Dobbins
  18. explainer
    Your Guide to the World of Beautiful CreaturesWe enlisted the help of the books’ co-authors, Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  19. Publishers Want Books from Kristen Wiig and Julia Louis-Dreyfus In the wake of Amy Poehler, Lena Dunham, and Judy Greer landing big book deal for their memoirs, The Hollywood Reporter observes the growing […]
    By Bradford Evans
  20. harry potter
    See the New Harry Potter CoverNow with extra Hagrid.
    By Margaret Lyons
  21. release dates
    Donna Tartt’s New Novel Gets Title, Release DateExactly eleven years from the release of The Little Friend.
    By Jesse David Fox
  22. reading
    They’re Writing Novels About Downton Viewing PartiesWhy not?
    By Amanda Dobbins
  23. book review
    Kathryn Schulz on Amity Gaige’s Novel Schroder“It’s a mark of how good Schroder is that, upon finishing it, I immediately went out and read the rest of her work.â€
    By Kathryn Schulz
  24. in cold blood
    deleteNot that we didn’t already know that.
    By Andre Tartar
  25. adaptations
    Kathy Bates Will Star in The Great Gilly HopkinsFind me a brassy 11-year-old girl!
    By Margaret Lyons
  26. upstairs downstairs
    They’re Making a Downstairs Version of Pride and PrejudiceA book and a movie, probably.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  27. ‘Arrested Development’s Judy Greer Is Writing a BookActress Judy Greer, whom you know from Arrested Development, Archer, The Descendants, and a million other things, just signed a deal with […]
    By Bradford Evans
  28. Talking to Teddy Wayne About His New Comic Novel and the Difference […]Teddy Wayne is the author of the new comic literary novel The Love Song of Jonny Valentine, out today, featuring the titular 11-year-old pop […]
    By Mike Sacks
  29. book deals
    Judy Greer Is Writing a BookIt’s a nonfiction collection of essays.
    By Margaret Lyons
  30. books
    A No-Frills Buyers’ Guide to Just-Published BooksAre Vampires in the Lemon Grove, The Burn Palace, and Nothing Gold Can Stay worth buying?
  31. memoirabilia
    Amy Poehler Is Writing Your New Favorite BookIt’ll be “an illustrated, non-linear diary full of humor and honesty.â€
    By Zach Dionne
  32. children’s books
    2013 Caldecott, Newbery Awards AnnouncedKid books!
    By Margaret Lyons
  33. Fun Thing to Buy of the Day: ‘I Remember Me’ by Carl ReinerTelevision pioneer and comedy mainstay Carl Reiner sparked the careers of numerous TV stars, created memorable sketches with his friend Mel […]
    By Jenny Nelson
  34. Jonathan Ames Shares the Ins and Outs of Writing“I think with every project we expect something more than what happens. We all love to be disappointed… The biggest crusher for me was that […]
    By Bradford Evans
  35. profile
    Bret Easton Ellis’s Real Art Form Is the TweetHe doesn’t write books much anymore.
    By Vanessa Grigoriadis
  36. the fall of lance armstrong
    Australian Library Plans to Move Lance Armstrong Books to the ‘Fiction’ SectionSydney’s Manly Library is not messing around.
    By Delia Paunescu
  37. Fun Thing to Buy of the Day: The Onion’s ‘The President of Vice: The […]If you have a Kindle and enjoy laughing at The Onion’s unique brand of political satire, specifically its depiction of ‘Diamond Joe’ Biden as a […]
    By Jenny Nelson
  38. Citizens Untied: Parody in the Age of Corporate MediaFor 20 years now I’ve been locked in a test of wills with corporate publishing, trying to produce books that are just as funny as TV and […]
    By Michael Gerber
  39. books
    Watch a Creepy Trailer for Warren Ellis’s New Book, Gun MachineIt’s creepy!
    By Jesse David Fox
  40. the vulture transcript
    Walter Kirn on His E-book and Oscar Predictions“There’s some kind of Obama-Lincoln connection, so that’s the one you vote for when you can’t decide.â€
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  41. release dates
    New Dan Brown Book Coming in MayTitled Inferno, it marks the return of Robert Langdon.
    By Jesse David Fox
  42. vulture reads
    Sunday Reads: Lohan on Set, ‘Hallelujah,’ SnoopAnother excuse to stay indoors.
    By Andre Tartar and Caroline Bankoff
  43. personal favorites
    Exclusive: See Lena Dunham’s Ideal BookshelfIt’s stocked with Clowes, DuMaurier, and Gurley Brown.
    By Vulture Editors
  44. winds of winter
    Read a New Winds of Winter Preview Chapter From George R. R. MartinMartin does it again!
    By Eliot Glazer
  45. Dan Harmon’s First Book ‘You’ll Be Perfect When You’re Dead’ Drops TomorrowCommunity and Channel 101 mastermind Dan Harmon is releasing his first book, a collection of the best writings from his amazing blog, “Dan […]
    By Bradford Evans
  46. quiz
    Quiz: Jay-Z Lyric or Line From The Great Gatsby?There’s a lot of thematic overlap.
    By Margaret Lyons
  47. best of vulture
    Happy New Year: Ring in 2013 By Reading Vulture’s Best Writing of 2012Movies, TV, music, books—we did so many stories!
    By Vulture Editors
  48. Reading List: The Best Comedy Books of 2012The Guy Under the Sheets, by Chris Elliott Not Elliott’s first autobiography, and not Elliot’s first fake nonfiction book written in his […]
    By Brian Boone
  49. books
    A No-Frills Buyers’ Guide to Just-Published BooksAre Drinking With Men, Good Kids, or The Twelve Tribes of Hattie worth getting?
  50. vulture lists
    Read All the Ways Jack Reacher Kicks Ass Over Seventeen NovelsSo. Many. Elbows.
    By Gilbert Cruz
  51. retirement plan
    Neil Gaiman’s Next Book Tour Will Likely Be His LastThe signings just take too darn long.
    By Jesse David Fox
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