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  • Game Review Dungeon Siege III

    Meet the RPG equivalent of mac and cheese.

    June 27, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • "Hey! Mr Intellivision!" "PLIMPTON."

    Sawbuck Gamer June 27, 2011

    The A.V. Club’s regular roundup of bargain-bin videogames.

    June 26, 2011 | 11:59pm -

  • Book Review Hannu Rajaniemi: The Quantum Thief

    A Finnish author offers a fascinating science-fiction novel arising out of quantum theory, but could do with a little more explanation.

    June 16, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Book Review Erik Larson: In The Garden Of Beasts

    The author of The Devil In The White City returns with another novelistic history about evil deeds, this time in Nazi Germany.

    June 2, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Book Review Bart D. Ehrman: Forged

    The bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus explains which parts of the Bible weren’t written by their supposed authors—again and again and again.

    May 19, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Pulse: Volume One

    Sawbuck Gamer May 16, 2011

    The A.V. Club’s regular roundup of bargain-bin videogames.

    May 16, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • A Planet Of Viruses

    Book Review Carl Zimmer: A Planet Of Viruses

    A science writer uses individual viruses as a launching point to clearly explain current science.

    May 12, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • The Dressmaker Of Khair Khana

    Book Review Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: The Dressmaker Of Khair Khana

    The true-life story of an entrepreneur supporting herself and family under Taliban rule in Afghanistan is unfortunately narrow and clumsy in its focus.

    April 21, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Dungeon Hunter: Alliance

    Game Review Dungeon Hunter: Alliance

    An undemanding hack-and-slash adventure makes no apologies for its simplicity.

    April 18, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Theories Of International Politics And Zombies

    Book Review Daniel W. Drezner: Theories Of International Politics And Zombies / Steven C. Schlozman: The Zombie Autopsies

    Two new books jump on the zombie bandwagon while exploring more weighty subject matter.

    April 14, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • The Sims Medieval

    Game Review The Sims Medieval

    A venerable series changes eras, gaining—and losing—some fun touches along the way.

    April 11, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Blood, Bones & Butter

    Book Review Gabrielle Hamilton: Blood, Bones & Butter

    Kitchen Confidential author Anthony Bourdain highly recommends this Kitchen Confidential-like memoir of a chef’s life, gross-out details and all.

    April 7, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Pica Pic

    Sawbuck Gamer April 4, 2011

    The A.V. Club’s regular roundup of bargain-bin videogames.

    April 4, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • The Tiger's Wife

    Book Review Téa Obreht: The Tiger’s Wife

    A civil war in an unnamed country is just the beginning of this novel's many internal conflicts.

    March 31, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Mr. Chartwell

    Book Review Rebecca Hunt: Mr. Chartwell

    A novel that literalizes Winston Churchill’s image of depression as a black dog has its high points, but largely drags on like the condition it depicts.

    March 17, 2011 | 12:38am -

  • Dragon Age II

    Game Review Dragon Age II

    A worthy sequel has some unfortunate omissions.

    March 14, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • The Last Greatest Magician In The World

    Book Review Jim Steinmeyer: The Last Greatest Magician In The World

    This historical look at Howard Thurston, his magician contemporaries, their secrets, and their attempts to steal and improve upon each other’s gimmicks amounts to a real-life version of The Prestige.

    March 10, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Radiant Historia

    Game Review Radiant Historia

    Hop through time in a game that may make you think of a Choose Your Own Adventure book.

    February 28, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • The Great Gatsby

    Sawbuck Gamer February 21, 2011

    The A.V. Club’s regular roundup of bargain-bin videogames.

    February 21, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Reality Is Broken

    Book Review Jane McGonigal: Reality Is Broken

    A game designer discusses how to apply game theories to improving the world, but she glosses over some important details.

    February 3, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Grand Mystic Quest Of Discovery

    Sawbuck Gamer January 31, 2011

    The A.V. Club’s regular roundup of bargain-bin videogames.

    January 31, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • The 4% Universe

    Book Review Richard Panek: The 4% Universe

    The latest from the excellent science writer behind Seeing And Believing and The Invisible Century spends too much time on the scientists instead of their discoveries.

    January 27, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • The Mistress Of Nothing

    Book Review Kate Pullinger: The Mistress Of Nothing

    A British author’s American debut novel focuses entirely on the wrong historical figure.

    January 13, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • ilomilo

    Game Review ilomilo

    A clever game makes getting some adorable friends together enjoyably tricky.

    January 10, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Vanquish

    Best of The best games of 2010

    The games that kept us busiest—and happiest—in 2010.

    December 27, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Daring To Eat A Peach

    Book Review Joseph Zeppetello: Daring To Eat A Peach

    A debut novelist pays tribute to T.S. Eliot, but mostly as a channel for endless griping about the ways of the modern world.

    December 23, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm

    Game Review World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm

    An add-on makes an online world feel significantly bigger.

    December 20, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • America The Edible Adam Richman

    Book Review Adam Richman: America The Edible

    The man in Man V. Food continues to take on his old edible enemy in this memoir/travelogue/cookbook/etc.    

    December 16, 2010 | 12:01am -

  • Maze Of Space

    Sawbuck Gamer November 22, 2010

    The A.V. Club’s regular roundup of bargain-bin videogames.

    November 22, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Fable III

    Game Review Fable III

    A huge improvement? No. But it's fun.

    November 1, 2010 | 12:00am -