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Edited by Dan Kois & Lane Brown

All Posts Tagged: ‘books’

Posted 5/ 8/08

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Chat Room

Author Paula Uruburu on Evelyn Nesbit, ‘American Eve,’ and What We Can All Learn From Miley Cyrus

Tags: books, evelyn nesbit, paula uruburu

Posted 5/ 7/08

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Beef

Vulture vs. Doree Shafrir and the New York ‘Observer’

Tags: books, doree shafrir, new york observer

Posted 5/ 7/08

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The Comics Page

Exclusive Comics Excerpt: ‘At a Crossroads’

Tags: at a crossroads, books, comics, kate t. williamson, princeton architectural press

Posted 5/ 5/08

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Apropos of Nothing

The Three Musketeers Cut Up at PEN World Voices Fest

Tags: books, mario vargas llosa, pen american center, pen world voices festival, salman rushdie, umberto eco

Posted 5/ 1/08

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Ranters and Ravers

‘Times’ Review of Augusten Burroughs’ Memoir Basically Recommends James Frey’s Novel

Tags: a wolf at the table, augusten burroughs, books, bright shiny morning, critics, james frey, janet maslin

Posted 4/30/08

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News Reel

Bernard-Henri Lévy, Mia Farrow, and Some New Age Music Open the PEN World Voices Fest

Tags: bernard-henri levy, books, mia farrow, pen world voices festival

Posted 4/30/08

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Agenda

‘How to Be Useful’: ‘Success Lit’ Distilled for the Meta Age

Tags: agenda, books, how to be useful, megan hustad

Posted 4/30/08

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The Comics Page

Exclusive Comics Excerpt: ‘Life Sucks’

Tags: books, comics, first second books, gabe soria, jessica abel, life sucks, warren pleece

Posted 4/30/08

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Tube Junkie

Fake Memoirist ‘Margaret B. Jones’ on Video

Tags: books, love and consequences, margaret seltzer, riverhead, video

Posted 4/29/08

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News Reel

Salman Rushdie, Aspiring Actor

Tags: books, movies, salman rushdie, scarlett johansson, then she found me

Posted 4/29/08

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News Reel

Nicole Kidman Playing Dusty Springfield in Biopic, Says Michael Cunningham

Tags: books, dusty springfield, michael cunningham, movies, nicole kidman

Posted 4/29/08

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The Best Part

James Frey's Courage Renewed by Norman Mailer, the Approval Matrix

Tags: a million little pieces, approval matrix, books, bright shiny morning, james frey

Posted 4/28/08

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Tube Junkie

Justice Antonin Scalia Is Severus Snape

Tags: 60 minutes, antonin scalia, books, harry potter, law, lesley stahl, nerdgasm, severus snape, supreme court, tv

Posted 4/28/08

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Ranters and Ravers

Did Heath Ledger Really Slag Off Philip Seymour Hoffman? The ‘Times’ Says So!

Tags: books, critics, heath ledger, leon wieseltier, martin amis, movies, new york times book review, philip seymour hoffman, the second plane

Posted 4/23/08

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The Comics Page

Exclusive Comics Excerpt: ‘M’

Tags: abrams, books, comics, fritz lang, jon j muth, m

Posted 4/23/08

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The Take

Forget the Brooklyn Literary 100! Who Are the Brooklyn Literary 10?

Tags: books, lists, new york observer

Posted 4/18/08

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News Reel

Comic-Con: ‘Amelia Rules’ Creator Jimmy Gownley on Comics for Kids and Raising His Own Amelias

Tags: amelia rules, books, comic-con, comics, jimmy gownley, kids

Posted 4/18/08

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News Reel

Comic-Con: Brian Wood on His New NYU Graphic Novel

Tags: books, brian wood, comic-con, comics, dc comics, demo, dmz, local, minx, northlanders, the new york four

Posted 4/18/08

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Agenda

Steven Millhauser Trucks in Fable, Finds Magic in Margins

Tags: books, dangerous laughter, steven millhauser

Posted 4/18/08

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Countdown

Comic-Con Begins! Plus: Vulture Excerpts This Year's Eisner Award Nominees

Tags: books, comic-con, comics, eisner awards

Posted 4/17/08

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Apropos of Nothing

Publicists in Stirrup Pants: Self-Help Tome Yields Book-World Gossip

Tags: books, how to be useful, megan hustad, publishing

Posted 4/17/08

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The Industry

Philip Roth Joins Scott Rudin's Collection

Tags: ashley tisdale, book to film, books, casey affleck, henry krieger, i hope they serve beer in hell, indignation, john patrick shanley, lynn nottage, manhattan theatre club, movies, philip roth, richard greenberg, ridley scott, romantic poetry, scott rudin, teen witch, the kind one, tom epperson, tucker max

Posted 4/16/08

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The Best Part

At the Harry Potter Trial, the New York Papers Pile On Steven Vander Ark

Tags: books, harry potter, j.k. rowling, steven vander ark

Posted 4/16/08

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The Comics Page

Exclusive Comics Excerpt: ‘North World’

Tags: books, comics, lars brown, north world, oni press

Posted 4/16/08

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Countdown

Pulitzer Winner Junot Díaz Goes Sci-fi

Tags: books, dark america, junot diaz

Posted 4/15/08

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Apropos of Nothing

Robot-Apocalypse Update: The Machines Go Literary

Tags: books, nerdgasm, robot apocalypse, robots

Posted 4/15/08

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Chat Room

‘n+1’ Founder Keith Gessen on His Debut Novel and Men Behaving Badly

Tags: all the sad young literary men, books, keith gessen, n+1

Posted 4/15/08

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Apropos of Nothing

Billionaire British Author Charms Manhattan Courtroom

Tags: books, harry potter, harry potter lexicon, j.k. rowling

Posted 4/14/08

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Cover Story

Illustrator Jordan Crane Reinvents the Dust Jacket

Tags: books, dust jackets, jordan crane, michael chabon

Posted 4/11/08

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The Take

Tim Kring–Dale Peck Novel Not the Weirdest Literary Collaboration of All Time

Tags: bill fitzhugh, books, brooks & dunn, chuck hogan, dale peck, guillermo del toro, the adventures of slim & howdy, tim kring

Posted 4/11/08

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The Take

Philip Roth: The Friars Club Roast

Tags: books, philip roth

Posted 4/11/08

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The Take

Hey J.K. Rowling! Free ‘Beedle the Bard’!

Tags: amazon.com, beedle the bard, books, harry potter, j.k. rowling

Posted 4/10/08

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News Reel

Wait, WHO Just Sold a ‘Sci-Fi Trilogy’ for $3 Million?

Tags: books, crown, dale peck, the flag of orpheus, tim kring

Posted 4/10/08

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News Reel

Is Jonathan Lethem Writing a ‘Gossip Girl’ for Grown-ups?

Tags: books, gossip girl, jonathan lethem, tv

Posted 4/ 9/08

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Ranters and Ravers

‘Observer’ Critic Compares Keith Gessen to Two Authors She Hasn't Read

Tags: alexandra jacobs, all the young literary men, books, critics, keith gessen, observer review of books, the observer

Posted 4/ 9/08

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The Comics Page

Exclusive Comics Excerpt: ‘Jessica Farm’

Tags: books, comics, fantagraphics, jessica farm, josh simmons, quixotic quests

Posted 4/ 8/08

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Backlash

Will Charges of Inaccuracy Bring Down ‘Bringing Down the House’?

Tags: 21, ben mezrich, books, bringing down the house, movies

Posted 4/ 4/08

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Agenda

Science, Sex Coupled in ‘Bonk,’ Another Mary Roach Joint

Tags: agenda, bonk, books, mary roach

Posted 4/ 4/08

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Agenda

Rosie O’Donnell’s ‘Crafty U’: 100 Ways To Get Useful

Tags: agenda, books, crafty u, kids, rosie o'donnell

Posted 4/ 4/08

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The Take

No Advances, No Returns: Lit Agent Jennifer Rudolph Walsh Shows Great Restraint

Tags: agents, books, harpercollins, jennifer rudolph walsh, robert miller

Posted 4/ 3/08

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News Reel

Meryl Streep Rules and Graydon Carter Jabs ‘Vanity Fair’ at Poetry Bash

Tags: academy of american poets, books, dorothy parker, graydon carter, john guare, meryl streep, poetry, vanity fair

Posted 4/ 2/08

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The Comics Page

Exclusive Comics Excerpt: ‘Wizzywig’

Tags: books, comics, ed piskor, wizzywig

Posted 3/31/08

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Tube Junkie

Titlepage.tv Fails to Make Dan Menaker the Letterman of Books

Tags: books, dan menaker, mary roach, titlepage.tv, video

Posted 3/28/08

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The Take

‘Sweet Valley High’ Updates Bury the Wakefield Twins in Cavalli

Tags: books, francine pascal, sweet valley high

Posted 3/26/08

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Apropos of Nothing

Do Two Recent Novels About China Obscure the Looming Robot Threat? Yes

Tags: alex berenson, books, colin harrison, nerdgasm, robots, the finder, the ghost war

Posted 3/26/08

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Chat Room

David Hajdu on the Great Comics Scare

Tags: books, comics, david hajdu, the ten-cent plague

Posted 3/26/08

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The Comics Page

Exclusive Comics Excerpt: ‘The Rabbi's Cat 2’

Tags: books, comics, joann sfar, pantheon, the rabbi's cat 2, tintin

Posted 3/21/08

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News Reel

PEN American Center's World Voices Fest Kicks Off With Tipsy, Seafaring Literati

Tags: books, dale peck, jonathan ames, peacock's penny arcade, pen american center, rick moody, world voices festival

Posted 3/19/08

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The Comics Page

Exclusive Comics Excerpt: ‘Paul Goes Fishing’

Tags: books, comics, drawn and quarterly, michel rabagliati, paul goes fishing

Posted 3/19/08

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The Take

Why Playing Scott Pilgrim Might Save Michael Cera's Career

Tags: book to film, books, bryan lee o'malley, comics, michael cera, movies, scott pilgrim, scott pilgrim's little life

Posted 3/17/08

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Agenda

‘Superclass’ Unveils the 6,000 Who Really Run Things

Tags: agenda, books, david rothkopf, superclass

Posted 3/17/08

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Ranters and Ravers

How Dirty Is That Auden Poem That Was Too Dirty for the ‘Times Book Review’?

Tags: books, dan chiasson, new york times book review, poetry, sex, w.h. auden

Posted 3/17/08

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The Industry

Miramax, Rudin Living the ‘Lush Life’ With Richard Price

Tags: bernie mac, book to film, books, cbs, courtroom k, dark horse, fox, ken davitian, lush life, mike birbiglia, mike birbiglia's secret public journal, milwaukee, miramax, movies, paul attanasio, richard price, sam raimi, scott rudin, starting under, sword of truth, terry goodkind, universal, wizard's first rule

Posted 3/13/08

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News Reel

‘Daily Show’ Producer Josh Lieb Makes Million-Dollar Movie Deal With McG?

Tags: book to film, books, i am a genius of unspeakable evil and i want to be your class president, josh lieb, mcg, movies, warner brothers

Posted 3/13/08

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Countdown

It's Official: ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ to Be Two Movies

Tags: books, david yates, harry potter, harry potter and all the exciting parts, harry potter and his friends shouting in tents, harry potter and the deathly hallows, movies, steve kloves, warner brothers

Posted 3/13/08

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The Take

Spoilers: The Official Vulture Statutes of Limitations

Tags: books, lost, movies, spoilers, the wire, theater, tv

Posted 3/12/08

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The Comics Page

Exclusive Comics Excerpt: ‘Waldo's Hawaiian Holiday’, the Sequel to ‘Repo Man’

Tags: alex cox, books, comics, gestalt publishing, movies, repo man, waldo's hawaiian holiday

Posted 3/11/08

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News Reel

Neil Gaiman and Josh Lieb Get Hollywood All Excited About YA Books Again

Tags: book to film, books, i am a genius of unspeakable evil and i want to be your class president, josh lieb, lorne michaels, neil gaiman, razorbill, the graveyard book

Posted 3/11/08

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Chat Room

‘The Blue Star’ Author Tony Earley on the Pleasures of Returning Home

Tags: books, jim the boy, the blue star, tony earley

Posted 3/10/08

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Apropos of Nothing

Jeff Smith Finally Sells ‘Bone’ Movie Rights

Tags: bone, book to film, books, comics, dan lin, jeff smith, movies, warner brothers

Posted 3/ 7/08

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Kudos

‘New York’ Critic Sam Anderson Enlivens National Book Critics Circle Awards

Tags: books, edwidge danticat, james frey, junot diaz, mary jo bang, nicole aragi, sam anderson, sean mcdonald, the brief wonderous life of oscar wao

Posted 3/ 7/08

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The Industry

Scott Rudin Gets in the Josh Ferris Business

Tags: 4 fast 4 furiousest, akon, book to film, books, clive davis, joe mantello, jordana brewster, joshua ferris, leonardo dicaprio, michelle rodriguez, movies, pal joey, paul walker, richard greenberg, scott rudin, sean garrett, the chaser, the unnamed, vin diesel, whitney houston, will.i.am, william monahan

Posted 3/ 6/08

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The Take

Our Undergrad Fiction Workshop Critiques the ‘Esquire’ Heath Ledger Story

Tags: books, esquire, heath ledger, lisa taddeo, magazines, movies

Posted 3/ 5/08

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The Early-Evening News

Buffy Is an Open-minded, Modern Kind of Vampire Slayer

Tags: avril lavigne, ben stiller, books, brett ratner, buffy the vampire slayer, chris tucker, comics, dark horse, family ties, gary david goldberg, lil jon, michael j. fox, mr. s, new line, robert downey jr., tropic thunder, warner brothers

Posted 3/ 5/08

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The Comics Page

Exclusive Comics Excerpt: ‘Haunted’

Tags: books, comics, drawn and quarterly, haunted, philippe dupuy

Posted 3/ 4/08

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Chat Room

Richard Price on ‘Lush Life,’ Martin Scorsese, and Michael Jackson

Tags: books, child 44, lush life, michael jackson, movies, richard price, ridley scott, tom rob smith

Posted 3/ 4/08

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The Take

No, the ‘Times’ Coverage of ‘Love and Consequences’ Is Not Charles McGrath's Fault

Tags: books, charles mcgrath, love and consequences, margaret seltzer, new york times, new york times book review, riverhead, sarah mcgrath

Posted 3/ 3/08

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The Take

‘Misha’: Totally Impossible Memoir Revealed to Be False

Tags: blake eskin, books, misha, misha defonseca, movies, survivre avec les loups, video

Posted 2/28/08

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Chat Room

Author Philippa Gregory on ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’, Scarlett Johansson, and Bodice-Ripping

Tags: books, movies, natalie portman, philippa gregory, scarlett johansson, the other boleyn girl

Posted 2/28/08

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The Industry

Eminem to Air His Personal Issues in Public, But in Book Form

Tags: alliance theater, books, brian cox, diary of a wimpy kid, dutton, eminem, fox 2000, ghost brothers of darkland county, gigantic, jeff kinney, john mellencamp, mel c, melanie chisholm, michael cuesta, paul dano, spice girls, stephen king, the good heart, the way i am, this time, zooey deschanel

Posted 2/27/08

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Chat Room

Cartoonist Jeff Smith on ‘Bone,’ Drew Barrymore, and His New Series ‘RASL’

Tags: bone, books, comics, jeff smith, rasl, scholastic

Posted 2/27/08

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The Comics Page

Exclusive Comics Excerpt: Jeff Smith’s ‘RASL’

Tags: books, cartoon books, comics, jeff smith, rasl

Posted 2/21/08

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The Take

David Yates Will Direct Seventh Harry Potter Film, Reveals Tangentially Related Author

Tags: books, david yates, harry potter, harry potter and the deathly hallows, harry potter and the half-blood prince, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, lois lowry, movies, the giver

Posted 2/20/08

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The Comics Page

Exclusive Comics Excerpt: Joe Hill’s ‘Locke & Key’

Tags: books, comics, joe hill, locke & key

Posted 2/14/08

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Apropos of Nothing

Doug Brown's 100-Days-of-Sex Memoir, ‘Just Do It,’ Optioned for Film, Finally

Tags: 20th century fox, book to film, books, douglas brown, just do it, movies

Posted 2/13/08

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The Comics Page

Exclusive Comics Excerpt: ‘Three Shadows’

Tags: books, comics, cyril pedrosa, first second, three shadows

Posted 2/12/08

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Apropos of Nothing

Richard Ford Leaves Knopf for Ecco

Tags: binky urban, books, ecco press, knopf, richard ford

Posted 2/ 8/08

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Chat Room

Author Peter Carey on His Feral-Hippie Phase

Tags: books, his illegal self, peter carey

Posted 2/ 7/08

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You Saw It Here First

Ghosts of New York: Photographer Arlene Gottfried Captures Disappearing Gotham

Tags: alice austen house museum, arlene gottfried, art, books, photography, powerhouse books, sometimes overwhelming

Posted 2/ 7/08

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Ranters and Ravers

Someone Forgot to Tell Janet Maslin That the ‘Times’ Loves Charles Bock

Tags: beautiful children, books, charles bock, charles mcgrath, critics, janet maslin, jynne martin, liesl schillinger, new york times, new york times book review, new york times magazine, random house

Posted 2/ 6/08

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The Take

Harvey Weinstein Takes Our Advice!

Tags: book to film, books, evan kuhlman, harvey weinstein, movies, weinstein company, wolf boy

Posted 2/ 6/08

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The Comics Page

Exclusive Comics Excerpt: ‘The Other Side of the Mirror’

Tags: books, comics, jo chen, manga, the other side of the mirror, tokyopop

Posted 2/ 4/08

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Agenda

‘RE/Search’: Half Magazine, Half Book and Fully Bizarre

Tags: agenda, books, re/search, v.vale

Posted 2/ 4/08

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News Reel

‘Charm,’ We're Sure: Vulture Makes Its ‘All My Children’ Debut

Tags: abc, all my children, books, charm, hyperion, mothers-in-law,