Late to the party: What pop culture did you come around to long after everyone else?
This week’s question arose from an A.V. Club staff discussion:
The A.V. Club’s favorite books of 2017
Something about this year made reading books feel not just crucial, but a little bit transgressive. Maybe it’s the…
What are you reading in August?
In our monthly book club, we discuss whatever we happen to be reading and ask everyone in the comments to do the same. W…
The A.V. Club’s favorite books of 2017 so far
For a medium spanning centuries, books feel more urgent every year. Be it an escape from reality or a searing treatise…
Glenn Close to play a zombie aunt on George Saunders’ TV show
Acclaimed short-story author George Saunders recently ventured into novel writing with Lincoln In The Bardo, which was…
Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman want to make George Saunders’ first novel into a movie
It took George Saunders a while to publish his first novel: The supernatural/historical fiction mashup Lincoln In The…
George Saunders on casting his 166-narrator audiobook
George Saunders’ new novel is an astonishing feat of prose—but the audiobook is even more dazzling for what it does for…
George Saunders on art and literature in the Trump era
Literary superstar and all-around cool guy George Saunders stopped by The A.V. Club to talk about his new book and the…
What to watch, listen to, play, and read this weekend
“There’s a nefarious conspiracy here for audiences to unpack, and it’s all part of the way [Jordan] Peele uses a genre…
George Saunders wrote a poem about our alt-President
George Saunders has a well-established knack for political commentary and he already examined the Donald Trump…
George Saunders’ new novel will blow your fucking mind
George Saunders sets a high bar: His short stories, assembled in such fever-dream collections as Tenth Of December and P…
14 Bush-era political artworks that stood the test of time
The George W. Bush years were dark, no matter which side of the aisle you sat on. Less than a year into his first term…
Nick Offerman leads the impressive voice cast for George Saunders’ dazzling new audiobook
Judging from the three-minute clip, George Saunders’ upcoming Lincoln In The Bardo will be both a masterpiece of…
Lose yourself in 2017 with these 17 books and comics
When the story of reality becomes too unbearable, escape to a different one. There’s never really a year that goes by…
23 great pieces of pop culture that almost make up for this dismal election
Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt…
What are you reading in August?
In our monthly book club, we discuss whatever we happen to be reading and ask everyone in the comments to do the same. W…
Read This: Who’s voting for Trump? George Saunders investigates
In the time between the releases of George Saunders’ 2013 short story collection, Tenth Of December, and the author’s…
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Invaders turns a bevy of acclaimed literary authors loose on science fiction
In his introduction to Invaders, a broad and thoughtful collection of science fiction stories, editor Jacob Weisman…
What non-2015 pop culture did you just discover this year?
This week’s question is a yearly tradition:
What non-2015 pop culture did you just discover this year?
What are you reading in April?
We’ve expanded the regular AVQ&A discussion prompts to ask several of our regular contributors (and you) a simple…