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The 15 most essential music bios (and autobiographies) so far this century

From Sleater-Kinney to Springsteen, these are the tomes most deserving of joining the pantheon of essential musical…

Alex McLevy,

David Brusie,

Dan Bogosian,

Noel Murray,

Annie Zaleski,

Marty Sartini Garner,

and Lily Moayeri

PublishedApril 6, 2022

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The best comics of 2021

The Comics Panel team picks its top 10 comics of 2021

Justin Carter, M.L. Kejera, Caitlin Rosberg, Oliver Sava

PublishedJanuary 14, 2022

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The A.V. Club’s 15 favorite books of 2021

We hope you like novels, because we've got a bunch of them

Laura Adamczyk,

Erin Somers,

Bradley Babendir,

Danette Chavez,

Alex McLevy,

and Rien Fertel

PublishedDecember 15, 2021

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The 15 best book covers of 2021

The great thing about these beautiful books is you can read them, too

Laura Adamczyk and Natalie Peeples

PublishedDecember 2, 2021

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The best picture books of 2021 so far

Fun, beautiful, smart, charming, and diverse, here are 26 of the best children's books of the year so far

Marah Eakin

PublishedJuly 8, 2021

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<i>The A.V. Club</i>’s favorite books of 2021 so far

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The A.V. Club’s favorite books of 2021 so far

Two novels in translation and two Rachels (Cusk and Kushner) crack our top 10

Laura Adamczyk,

Danette Chavez,

Rien Fertel,

and Ashley Naftule

PublishedJuly 8, 2021

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