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  1. book review
    In Wandering Stars, Tommy Orange Writes a New Secret HistoryThe author’s second novel, after the dazzling There There, follows family members who are inheriting more than they know.
    By Emma Alpern
  2. encounter
    Venita Blackburn’s First Novel Runs on DenialWith her book Dead in Long Beach, California, she takes on the kind of grief that can lead to deception.
    By Mariella Rudi
  3. book review
    How Zadie Smith Lost Her TeethSince her audacious debut, she has been moving toward character-driven realism. In the process, she’s become the least interesting version of herself.
    By Andrea Long Chu
  4. fall preview 2023
    In Mona Awad’s Novels, Beauty Comes With a Side of Body HorrorHer latest novel, Rouge, shows how the quest for perfection can send you over the edge.
    By Emma Alpern
  5. underrated
    The Sisters Brothers Is the Rare Laugh-Out-Loud NovelComedian Josh Gondelman explains why Patrick deWitt’s book is so worth reading.
    By Jesse Raub
  6. encounter
    ‘Have You Read Nevada?’Imogen Binnie’s first novel became a staple of trans literature. Nine years and one reissue later, how much has the culture changed?
    By Harron Walker
  7. book review
    Sheila Heti Does It the Artist’s WayHer novel Pure Colour is strange, even incoherent. But it also has the power to make you feel better.
    By Jennifer Wilson
  8. reading is fundamental
    50 New (or Newly Relevant) Books Worth Gifting This YearSomething for every reader (including those who would rather just look at pictures).
    By Vulture Editors
  9. literature
    Dolly Parton Is Writing Her First Novel Run, Rose, Run With James PattersonAnd it comes with a companion album, y’all.
    By Zoe Haylock
  10. tv development
    Colson Whitehead’s Sag Harbor in Development at HBO MaxThe Underground Railroad effect.
    By Zoe Haylock
  11. book review
    Alexandra Kleeman Writes a Neo-Noir About an Even Thirstier HollywoodIn her novel Something New Under the Sun, Alexandra Kleeman writes a water war as disturbing as it is absurd.
    By Jennifer Wilson
  12. best of 2021
    The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of the Year (So Far)Africanfuturism, Norse mythology, and trans dystopia.
    By Sadie Gennis
  13. novels
    Jim Carrey to Publish a Novel That Will Make Us All Question What Truth IsMemoirs and Misinformation will hit bookstores next year.
    By Megh Wright
  14. sequels
    Bird Box Will Challenge You With a Sequel BookYou get a blindfold! And you get a blindfold!
    By Devon Ivie
  15. national book awards
    Here Are Your 2018 National Book Awards FinalistsPoet Terrance Hayes gets a second nod.
    By Zoe Haylock
  16. books
    A Premature Attempt at the 21st Century Literary CanonWherein a panel of learned critics tells us what belongs on a list of the 100 most important books of the 2000s … so far.
    By Vulture Editors
  17. books
    In His First Crime Novel, David Mamet Revives a Vanished Version of His HometownThe author discusses his latest project, his love of James Cain, and his desire to eat dinner with Pancho Barnes.
    By Sarah Weinman
  18. 10 of the Most Exciting Book Releases for 2018Get ready for Zadie Smith, Meg Wolitzer, and more.
    By Boris Kachka
  19. books
    New Sam Shepard Novel to Be Published This DecemberShepard died in July.
    By Jackson McHenry
  20. books
    YouTuber Hank Green Is Writing a Novel About Internet FameHank Green’s An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is out fall 2018.
    By Jackson McHenry
  21. books
    100 Great Works of Dystopian FictionTales about a world gone wrong.
  22. 18 Fiction Books to Read at the Beach, As Chosen by AuthorsThe best beach-worthy reads, chosen by writers.
    By Miles Klee
  23. books
    Author Danzy Senna on Finding Inspiration After Leaving BrooklynThe New People writer moved to California because New York felt like “a book party that never ended.” She doesn’t mean that in a good way.
    By Joy Press
  24. book review
    In Sally Rooney’s Conversations With Friends, the Narrator Strives to MatterThe first novel by the 26-year-old Irish writer wears its influences on its sleeve.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  25. books
    Matthew Klam’s New Book Is Only 17 Years OverdueAfter the novelist found literary stardom in 1999, he became convinced he’d never write another piece of worthy fiction. He was wrong.
    By Taffy Brodesser-Akner
  26. book review
    Review: Eugene Lim’s Dear Cyborgs Engages the Post-Occupy MomentIt’s a novel of ideas, small, elegant ideas about art and protest, and one of the most striking literary works to emerge from the Occupy movement.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  27. book review
    Review: Francesco Pacifico’s Sharp New Novel Takes on Post-Hipster WilliamsburgThe Italian author’s new book does a lot of things you don’t see American novels do much of these days.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  28. books
    Dennis Lehane Can Relate to His Restless CharactersThe Boston novelist, whose Since We Fell is out this month, is a bit unsettled in California
    By David L. Ulin
  29. Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman to Produce a ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ Movie […]George Saunders’s new novel is headed to the big screen with some help from Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman. According to Deadline, Mullally […]
    By Megh Wright
  30. George Saunders’s ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ Audiobook Features Bill Hader, […]George Saunders’s novel Lincoln in the Bardo is out next month, and if you’re an audiobook fan, this will be one you won’t want to miss. […]
    By Megh Wright
  31. the obama years
    Considering the Novel in the Age of ObamaWhat the standout fiction of the last eight years can tell us about an art form, and a country, in flux.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  32. novel novels
    J.K. Rowling Is Writing a New Novel That’s Actually by J.K. RowlingAnd a new Robert Galbraith book.
    By Karen Brill
  33. vulture cover story
    Michael Chabon on His New Book and Donald TrumpThe Moonglow author spoke to New York about how much memoir needs to be in a memoir and saying a reluctant good-bye to President Obama.
    By Boris Kachka
  34. books
    Talking to Belated Literary Upstart Nell ZinkAchieving fame hasn’t stopped the novelist from speaking her mind about the book business.
    By BORIS KACHKA
  35. how to plot a novel
    An Encyclopedia of Every Literary Plot, EverA far-from-comprehensive list of every archetype we know.
    By Boris Kachka
  36. legacies
    The Decline of Harper LeeThe iconic 88-year-old author is involved in a messy tussle over a new biography. Does this mean she’ll never tell her own story?
    By Boris Kachka
  37. adaptations
    After The Fault in Our Stars, Where Do John Green’s Other Books Stand?Hollywood is clamoring for more.
    By Brennan Carley
  38. Watch Two More Animated Excerpts from Jack Handey’s New Novel Longtime SNL writer Jack Handey, is releasing his first novel, The Stench of Honolulu, on Tuesday, and yesterday, he released two animated […]
    By Bradford Evans
  39. Woody Allen: ‘I Might Have Been Happier If I Was a Novelist’“I might have been happier if I was a novelist. So instead of having to raise millions of dollars to put on these stories, the novelist sits at […]
    By Bradford Evans
  40. Read a Bit of Julie Klausner’s New YA NovelThe very funny Julie Klausner has a new young adult novel, Art Girls Are Easy, coming out on e-book tomorrow and in print next month, and […]
    By Bradford Evans
  41. Jack Handey’s First Novel Comes Out in JulyBeloved humorist Jack Handey (SNL’s Deep Thoughts, The New Yorker), has written his first novel. Entitled The Stench of Honolulu: A Tropical […]
    By Bradford Evans
  42. Jason Segel Wrote a Series of Young Adult Novels, Out Later This YearJason Segel revealed yesterday that he has written a series of three young adult novels and that he hopes to have the first one released later […]
    By Bradford Evans
  43. books
    Try Differentiating Quotes Between James Joyce and Kool KeithGame on!
    By Eliot Glazer
  44. Looking for the Role of Comic Novels in the Comedy WorldWhat do we talk about when we talk about ‘smart humor’? Jon Stewart and Tina Fey? Steve Coogan and Jon Benjamin? One thing is for sure, we’re […]
    By Jake Tuck
  45. clickables
    Consider The Wire As Nineteenth-Century NovelThe Wire > Charles Dickens.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  46. books
    Read the 100 Best First Lines From NovelsAs determined by the American Book Review.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  47. james cameron
    Cameron to Pen Avatar NovelBook will serve as prequel to the blockbuster film.
    By Josh Duboff