Politics at BEA: Buckley Bombs, Hodgman Kills, Markos Rips Thomas Friedman

The scene at Book Expo's politically themed author luncheon was surprisingly tense.

BEA Dispatch: Art Spiegelman Calls Out Contemporary Comics

At Book Expo in L.A., Spiegelman disses FSG's graphic-novel histories and talks up 'manga.'

Dispatch From BEA: Ron Jeremy, Best-selling Author

"'He was this, this, this, this, a lot of dick jokes, now he's really stiff, and best-selling author.'"

Dispatch From BEA: Doom-Sayers, Agents, and Jackie Collins

Walking the floor at the country's biggest book convention.

Dispatch From BEA: Witches, Barnacle Penises Highlight the Year's Buzz Books

"Are there pictures?" "Yes, which is important to me, because I don't like to read."

Is America's First Gay Superhero Coming to TV?

"It’s not campy either — it’s not 'The Gayest American Hero.'"

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

In publicizing the crisis in Darfur, he is the head and she is the heart.

Salman Rushdie, Aspiring Actor

Just how hard is Salman Rushdie trying to break into showbiz?

Nicole Kidman Playing Dusty Springfield in Biopic, Says Michael Cunningham

Writer Michael Cunningham knows from brilliant, troubled women.

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

The independent creator surprised everyone this year by scoring as many Eisner Award nominations as Joss Whedon and Brian K. Vaughan.

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

The Ditmas Park graphic novelist talks about what creators get out of fan conventions.

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

Yes, that Dale Peck. Well, and Tim Kring from 'Heroes.'

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

Lethem tells us his new book is a "long, strange novel about the Upper East Side." So, obviously, it'll be like Gossip Girl, right?

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

"We don't do contemporary poets at the Academy of American Poets," said Streep. "Because if you say one name, then somebody else has their nose out of joint. "

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

PEN American Center's galas are known to be glamorous affairs. Even so, someone invited Vulture!

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

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

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

Playwright Edward Albee Admits That He’s Knocked Up