Books

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  Book Review Stephen King: The Wind Through The Keyhole 

  Stephen King said he was done with the Dark Tower series. He wasn’t.

  April 30, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Comics Panel Graphic novels and art-comics—May 2012

  Daniel Clowes gets a retrospective and Eddie Campbell talks money in a round-up of recent notable comics.

  April 30, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Newswire Yes, Reasonable Discussions is coming back

  The A.V. Club podcast returns next week with three episodes!

  April 27, 2012 | 1:25pm -

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  This Week In Local The Blue Jays’ glory days, a nosy dean, and Bon Iver erotica

  What's not hot about a bearded indie troubadour? 

  April 27, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Book Review Jeet Thayil: Narcopolis

  A former drug addict from India turns his experiences with drugs into a poignant novel about a neighborhood that bonds via a drug parlor.

  April 23, 2012 | 12:03am -

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  Book Review Seth Grahame-Smith Unholy Night

  The author of Pride And Prejudice And Zombies and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter drifts further from mash-ups, but not fully into original territory, by recasting the three biblical wise men as thieves and adventurers.

  April 23, 2012 | 12:02am -

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  Book Review Elizabeth Bear: Range Of Ghosts

  A trilogy launch from an award-winning fantasy veteran spends a lot of time on setup and moral clarity. 

  April 23, 2012 | 12:01am -

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  Book Review Jonathan Franzen: Farther Away: Essays

  A new collection of essays from the author of The Corrections and Freedom draws personal connections between writer and reader via topics as diverse as David Foster Wallace’s death and excessive use of “I love you.”

  April 23, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  This Week In Local Nick Offerman, Spice World, and cheering up Dan Harmon

  Dan Harmon needs cheering up and Nick Offerman said some hilarious stuff.

  April 20, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  YA Why? Grave Mercy

  Could the story of a teen nun assassin be the next Hunger Games?

  April 16, 2012 | 11:00am -

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  Comics Panel Superhero and mainstream comics - April 2012

  Avengers fight X-Men, Flex Mentallo emerges from legal limbo, and more

  April 16, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  Book Review Lionel Shriver: The New Republic

  A revived trunk novel from the author of We Need To Talk About Kevin takes on terrorism, fame, and charisma imbalance in a flat and dated way.

  April 16, 2012 | 12:03am -

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  Book Review Christopher Moore: Sacré Bleu: A Comedy D’Art 

  The author of Lamb, Fool, and The Stupidest Angel returns with another smart historical comedy-fantasy, this time focusing on how a magical blue paint affects art in 1890s Paris. 

  April 16, 2012 | 12:02am -

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  Book Review Nick Harkaway: Angelmaker

  The search for a global doomsday device is more excitement than this novel’s dull protagonist deserves.  

  April 16, 2012 | 12:01am -

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  Book Review Brian Francis Slattery: Lost Everything

  Post-apocalyptic America is as much of a character as any of the characters in this richly realized novel. 

  April 16, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  This Week In Local Toronto's bad sports week, the harsh realities of RoboCop, and Chicago's newest cocktail

  Toronto had an ugly week in sports, and Chicago has a disgusting new cocktail to match.

  April 13, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Newswire Reminder: The A.V. Club is looking for a copyeditor

  Live in Chicago? Love The A.V. Club? Love grammatical nitpicking even more? Come work with us.

  April 12, 2012 | 2:10pm -

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  Crosstalk Hunger Games vs. The Stand: Do dystopian and doomsday stories need backstories?  

  The Hunger Games doesn’t tell readers/viewers exactly how its dystopia happened, but do they even need to know? 

  April 12, 2012 | 1:30pm -

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  Newswire Let’s all rush to judge J.K. Rowling’s new book now that it has a title, release date, and synopsis

  J.K. Rowling has ditched trolls and spells in favor of provincial politics in her first adult novel.

  April 12, 2012 | 1:13pm -

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  Interview Saga and Y: The Last Man writer Brian K. Vaughan talks about making comics his own way

  The writer of Y: The Last Man, Runaways and the new Saga talks about the pleasure of making comics without a net.

  April 11, 2012 | 1:30pm -

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  Newswire The A.V. Club and The Flatey Enigma want to send you to Iceland

  Have you ever been to Iceland? I have (#humblebrag), and it was my favorite place I've ever been. Now, enough with the personal stuff: We'd like to send you to Iceland, including hotel and airfare.

  April 10, 2012 | 11:30am -

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  Newswire The Hugo Awards recognize Community, Game Of Thrones, Doctor Who, and, yes, Hugo

  These are things we also like.

  April 10, 2012 | 9:19am -

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  Book Review Eric Erlandson: Letters To Kurt

  Eric Erlandson’s literary debut, Letters To Kurt, begins with promise, like his music career did.

  April 9, 2012 | 12:03am -

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  Book Review Anne Tyler: The Beginner's Goodbye

  The hero and narrator of Anne Tyler’s new novel is so reminiscent of Macon Leary—the hero of her biggest hit, The Accidental Tourist—that it’s strange she didn’t just call him “Macon Leary” and make The ...

  April 9, 2012 | 12:02am -

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  Book Review Rachel Maddow: Drift

  War is hell, but it’s a hell we’ve learned to live with. For America, perpetual conflict has become the status quo.

  April 9, 2012 | 12:01am -

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  Book Review Mark Leyner: The Sugar Frosted Nutsack

  “Purposefully impenetrable” is a significant understatement when it comes to describing The Sugar Frosted Nutsack, Mark Leyner’s first novel in more than a decade.

  April 9, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Newswire R.I.P. Thomas Kinkade, "Painter Of Light" and moral artist for the masses

  The painter of a "moral dimension" is dead at 54.

  April 8, 2012 | 8:00pm -

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  Newswire From the dept. of self-congratulation: The A.V. Club's Comics Panel nominated for an Eisner Award

  You may now call it the "Eisner-nominated Comics Panel."

  April 4, 2012 | 2:31pm -

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  Newswire Today in "Hey, what's Carrie Brownstein up to?": Carrie Brownstein is writing a memoir and appearing on WTF and Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me

  This probably won't be a regular feature.

  April 2, 2012 | 1:13pm -

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  Comics Panel Graphic Novels & Art-Comics—April 2012

  Guy Delisle visits Jerusalem, the Little King lives again and more.

  April 2, 2012 | 10:00am -