best of 2024
Dec. 3, 2024
The Best Books of 2024 The novels and nonfiction that gave us unique perspectives on what it’s like to experience the world in all its sorrow and wonder.
the pluck of the irish
Nov. 21, 2024
The Best Irish Novels From the Past 15 Years Which works by Sally Rooney, Colm Toibin, and Claire Keegan among others, reign supreme?
vulture lists
July 18, 2024
Shannen Doherty’s Most Essential Beverly Hills, 90210 Episodes The late actor’s Brenda Walsh turned out to be the charismatic heart of the beloved ’90s series.
best of 2023
Dec. 5, 2023
The Best Books of 2023 Ten authors whose original ideas challenged our preconceived notions of the world.
vulture lists
May 25, 2023
18 New Beach Reads for Every Kind of Book Lover Books so good you’ll forget to reapply sunscreen.
23 Wonderful Books Under 200 Pages Have a little time for a great read? Here’s a selection of worthwhile stories, novellas, essays, and treatises you can finish in an afternoon.
The Best Sex I’ve Ever Read: An Erotic Pee Scene What so many other writers might use just for shock value, Roth uses in a way that encapsulates these two people’s love for each other.
coming attractions
Jan. 10, 2020
32 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2020 The return of Elena Ferrante and a Me Too narrative unlike any you’ve read before.
vulture recommends
June 5, 2019
The Books We Loved in 2019 Bowlaway , American Spy , and other standout books from the year.
summer preview
May 23, 2019
12 Books We Can’t Wait to Read This Summer Colson Whitehead, Jia Tolentino, Raphael Bob-Waksberg, and more.
How Casey Cep Wrote the True-Crime Book Harper Lee Couldn’t Furious Hours picks up the tale of a murderous preacher — and asks why Lee dropped it.
6 New Paperbacks You Should Read Right Now Lorrie Moore, Caddyshack , Prince, and more.
spring preview
Mar. 21, 2019
Spring Books Preview: Fiction We Can’t Wait to Read by Sally Rooney and Others Subtle dystopias, #MeToo meditations, a mysterious vanishing, and just Normal People .
appreciations
Mar. 5, 2019
Luke Perry’s Most Essential Beverly Hills 90210 Episodes As Dylan McKay, Perry was effortlessly cool but approachable. These episodes show what made him so integral to the teen soap’s legacy.
Helen Oyeyemi on Gingerbread , Her Twist on Hansel and Gretel The author’s latest, modern fairy-tale reinvention references everything from Tinder to Ariana Grande.
6 Books to Read After a Breakup One of these will definitely meet your post-breakup needs.
6 New Paperbacks You Should Read Right Now Tiffany Haddish, Tayari Jones, Melissa Broder, and more.
class is in session
Jan. 17, 2019
‘We Are Living in Evil’: Discussing Friday Black ’s Horrific Truths The Vulture Spoiler Book Club on the shocking, hilarious, deeply moral stories of Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah.
most anticipated 2019
Jan. 7, 2019
37 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2019 From old favorites (Ian McEwan, Zadie Smith) to new favorites (Sally Rooney, Marlon James), plus sequels to Olive Kitteridge and The Handmaid’s Tale.
best of 2018
Dec. 10, 2018
The 10 Best Crime Books of 2018 Opium smugglers, mad scientists, Instagram socialites, and serial killers fictional and real.
gift guides
Nov. 28, 2018
The Best Books to Buy for Every Type of Friend Whether they’re obsessed with the royals or just want a good ghost story.
6 New Paperbacks You Should Read This November A creepy but beautiful debut, an insider look at the excessive ’80s, and more.
it’s complicated
Oct. 23, 2018
It’s Complicated: Spare Me the Grand Romantic Gesture Sometimes the small and the ordinary carry more meaning.
7 New Paperbacks You Should Read This October Bighearted romance, dystopian drama, and more.
sealed with a kiss
Oct. 8, 2018
must reads
Sept. 11, 2018
6 New Paperbacks You Should Read This September Short stories, Booker Prize nominees, and a few of the internet’s wisest scribes.
backstories
Sept. 10, 2018
In The Real Lolita , Sarah Weinman Reclaims Sally Horner’s Story The true-crime book details the real-life kidnapping and molestation case that partly inspired Nabokov’s best-selling novel.
vulture lists
Aug. 13, 2018
6 New Paperbacks You Should Read This August Family drama, smart thrillers, funny essay collections, and more.
totally soaked
July 17, 2018
summer preview 2018
May 30, 2018
one book one new york
Apr. 30, 2018
Your One Book, One New York Voting Cheat Sheet Haven’t read the books in the contest but still really want to vote? Let us help you decide.
Writers Really Love Seeing People Being Courteous on the Subway Plus other things we learned from a questionnaire given to the five One Book, One New York contenders. (Big fans of Wild Wild Country.)
spring preview
Mar. 15, 2018
10 Books We Can’t Wait to Read This Spring New works from Roxane Gay, David Sedaris, Rachel Kushner, Curtis Sittenfeld, and more.
The 10 Best YA Books of 2017 From historical fiction to stories about Tumblr fandom and Black Lives Matter.
I Think About This a Lot: When Kimberly Shaw Ripped Off Her Wig on Melrose Place For just a few seconds, it feels like the show has cracked wide open and it could go anywhere.
spring preview 2017
Mar. 21, 2017
most anticipated of 2017
Jan. 3, 2017
25 of the Most Exciting Book Releases for 2017 Stretch out your preorder finger for releases from George Saunders, Roxane Gay, Paula Hawkins, and more.
Gilmore Girls Season-Finale Recap: Full CircleAfter the last four words, I couldn’t help but feel optimistic.
Gilmore Girls Recap: Stars Hollow, the MusicalIs there life for Lorelai beyond Stars Hollow?
Gilmore Girls Recap: We Were All Rooting for HerRory Gilmore has grown up to be an entitled jerk.
Gilmore Girls Recap: On the RoadingWelcome back to Stars Hollow, where the banter is as zingy as ever.
19 Wonderful Short Books and Stories to Read Now A collection of the most entertaining and mind-opening novellas, essays, and short treatises from the recent past.
tv couple scuffle
Sept. 23, 2016
TV Couples: Buffy & Angel/Spike v. Tara & Willow Sometimes finding love is more difficult than preventing the next apocalypse.
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