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  1. theater
    We’ve Hit Peak TheaterNobody knows how to succeed on Broadway anymore.
  2. fall preview 2019
    The Best and Biggest Books to Read This FallFrom Margaret Atwood, Zadie Smith, Salman Rushdie, and more.
  3. must reads
    7 New Books You Should Read This AugustJia Tolentino, Téa Obreht, and more.
  4. the industry
    Can You Indemnify Against Dick Pics?The rise of scandal insurance in Hollywood.
  5. must reads
    7 New Books You Should Read This JulyColson Whitehead, Helen Phillips, Lisa Taddeo, and more.
  6. tv
    Is It Time to Root for Roger Ailes?The making of Showtime’s series about the Fox News founder.
  7. must reads
    7 New Books You Should Read This JuneJames Ellroy, Lauren Mechling, Ocean Vuong, and more.
  8. weinstein books
    Ronan Farrow’s Weinstein Book Will Be Personal, He Says in Surprise AppearancePopping into a BookExpo lunch, he talked about “some of the low points I’m now reliving.”
  9. literary lions
    Herman Wouk, 1915 to 2019The author of The Caine Mutiny and Marjorie Morningstar died today at 103.
  10. must reads
    8 New Books You Should Read This MayAli Smith, Karen Russell, and more.
  11. the mueller report
    How to Read Your Mueller Report (and How Long You’ll Have to Wait)From a no-frills mass-market edition to an audiobook to Alan Dershowitz, five ways to get the goods.
  12. must reads
    7 New Books You Should Read This AprilSally Rooney, Robert Caro, and more.
  13. awp conference
    Six Great Things That Happened at the AWP ConferenceHighlights from the continent’s biggest annual writers’ conference, held last week in Portland.
  14. podcasts
    Are We in a Podcast Bubble?Podcasting is suddenly more than a mission; it’s an industry.
  15. must reads
    7 New Books You Should Read This MarchHelen Oyeyemi, John Lanchester, and more.
  16. must reads
    7 New Books You Should Read This FebruaryMarlon James, Toni Morrison, and more.
  17. class is in session
    ‘We Are Living in Evil’: Discussing Friday Black’s Horrific TruthsThe Vulture Spoiler Book Club on the shocking, hilarious, deeply moral stories of Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah.
  18. most anticipated 2019
    37 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2019From old favorites (Ian McEwan, Zadie Smith) to new favorites (Sally Rooney, Marlon James), plus sequels to Olive Kitteridge and The Handmaid’s Tale.
  19. must reads
    8 New Books You Should Read This JanuaryChigozie Obioma, Kristen Roupenian, and more.
  20. chat room
    Mimi Leder on RBG: ‘We Know What It Means to Have Doors Slammed in Our Faces’The director of On the Basis of Sex on how her own career has mirrored that of RBG’s.
  21. must reads
    6 New Books You Should Read This DecemberA Rock Hudson biography, this year’s Booker Prize winner, and more.
  22. vulture insiders book club
    Breakout Author Jamel Brinkley on Men, Gentrification, and ‘Safari Literature’His debut collection, Lucky Man, was a fiction finalist for last week’s National Book Awards.
  23. deaths
    Oscar-Winning Screenwriter William Goldman Dead at 87Goldman died in his Manhattan home last night.
  24. must reads
    7 New Books You Should Read This NovemberJonathan Lethem, Lucia Berlin, and more.
  25. must reads
    8 New Books You Should Read This OctoberGothic novels, big-deal biographies, and more.
  26. books
    The Big-Money, Big-Deal Books of the FallAll the season’s probable (or wannabe) best sellers, from Michelle Obama, Michael Lewis, Sally Field, David Blight, and (sorry) Tucker Carlson.
  27. audiobooks
    Audiobooks Are the New E-books, Except They Might Keep GrowingThe rise of audiobooks is a tech story, and the battle for its future involves the same players as the e-book wars.
  28. brooklyn book festival 2018
    The 6 Most Memorable Moments From the Brooklyn Book FestivalFrom James Baldwin’s gender politics to the mass extinction of book reviews.
  29. class is in session
    Welcome to Vulture’s First Spoiler Book Club: Severance by Ling Ma“This whole book was my favorite ‘Why I Left New York’ essay of all time.”
  30. must reads
    8 New Books You Should Read This SeptemberGary Shteyngart, Jill Lepore, and more.
  31. vulture picks
    Neil Simon’s 29 Plays and Four Musicals: A Guide to the Highs and LowsA guide to the playwright’s body of work, which spanned nearly 50 years.
  32. vulture lists
    8 New Books You Should Read This AugustLing Ma’s Severance, Sam Anderson’s Boom Town, and more.
  33. vulture lists
    7 New Books You Should Read This JulyMegan Abbott, Keith Gessen, and more.
  34. tributes
    Anthony Bourdain’s Editor Says He Was Working on a ‘More Personal’ New Book“I’ve never heard one person say anything negative about Tony Bourdain.”
  35. 8 New Books You Should Read This JuneRachel Cusk, Tommy Orange, and more.
  36. books
    Fire and Fury Publisher on Trump Memo: ‘How Do You Say ‘F You’ to the President’“I knew people would see it.”
  37. summer preview 2018
    18 Books We Can’t Wait to Read This SummerGet a bigger beach bag.
  38. 20 Philip Roth Books, RankedThe indispensable, the significant, the disposable, and everything in between.
  39. #metoo
    Junot Díaz’s Accuser Confronted Him Live During a Q&AIt was unclear to the hundreds of attendees whether Díaz recognized her, or pretended not to.
  40. Eight New Books You Should Read This MayRachel Kushner, Jamel Brinkley, Michael Ondaatje, William Trevor, and more.
  41. theater review
    Theater Review: Listening to Children of a Lesser God, 30 Years LaterA production that makes a virtue of the play’s datedness.
  42. must reads
    8 Books You Should Read This AprilElaine Castillo, Meg Wolitzer, Sloane Crosley, and more.
  43. theater review
    Theater Review: Lobby Hero Comes Knocking AgainKenneth Lonergan’s 2001 play finally makes it to a Broadway house.
  44. investigations
    The Paris Review Is Looking for the Right WomanThe distinguished literary journal, thrown sideways by #MeToo, wants a new leader for a new era.
  45. The Man Who Brought You Veep Is Turning His Satirical Gaze to MoscowTrust Armando Iannucci, who makes profanity into poetry, to find the hidden hilarity in murderous political upheaval.
  46. Last Call for George Plimpton’s Apartment, and the Era It EmbodiedNotes from a final gathering at the late Paris Review editor’s storied home.
  47. 6 Books You Should Read This MarchBy Uzodinma Iweala, Mallory Ortberg, Alan Hollinghurst, and more.
  48. 7 New Books You Need to Read This FebruaryZadie Smith, Lisa Halliday, Sigrid Nunez, and more.
  49. 10 of the Most Exciting Book Releases for 2018Get ready for Zadie Smith, Meg Wolitzer, and more.
  50. The Met to Charge $25 Admission Fee for Out-of-Town VisitorsThe Metropolitan Museum of Art is eliminating its “suggested donation” policy for nonlocal guests.
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