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November 20, 2009 | 4:47pm -
Newswire King, Spielberg team up to adapt Under The Dome

November 20, 2009 | 10:23am -
Interview Richard Dawkins

The author of The Greatest Show On Earth explains why we need to know about evolution.

November 19, 2009 | 1:25pm -
Review Stanislas Dehaene: Reading In The Brain

A neuroscientist attempts to get accessible in discussing how reading evolved, but doesn't always succeed.

November 19, 2009 | 12:00am -
Review Paul Auster: Invisible

The latest novel from Paul Auster seems more designed to be unraveled than to be read.

November 19, 2009 | 12:00am -

Review Gregory Maguire: Matchless: A Christmas Story

The author of Wicked and Confessions Of An Ugly Stepsister revises a different familiar tale, with a Christmas bent.

November 19, 2009 | 12:00am -
Review Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson: The Gathering Storm

The first of a planned trilogy posthumously wrapping up Robert Jordan's mega-bestselling Wheel Of Time series starts by cutting to the chase.

November 19, 2009 | 12:00am -
Review Derek Nikitas: The Long Division

A crime novelist goes literary, to distracting effect.

November 19, 2009 | 12:00am -
Interview Steven D. Levitt

The co-author of Freakonomics and SuperFreaknomics explains why numbers trump politics.

November 18, 2009 | 12:00am -
Interview Jonathan Safran Foer

The author of Everything Is Illuminated and the new Eating Animals talks about his concerns about what we eat and why we eat it.

November 17, 2009 | 12:00am -
Newswire Okay New York: You wanted The A.V. Club, you got The A.V. Club

November 13, 2009 | 2:15pm -
Interview Bill Simmons

The ESPN.com fixture and author of The Book Of Basketball explains why everything you thought you knew about sports is wrong.

November 12, 2009 | 2:56pm -
Review Jonathan Safran Foer: Eating Animals

In his first non-fiction book, the author of Everything Is Illuminated illuminates the problems with factory farming.

November 12, 2009 | 12:00am -
Review Philip Roth: The Humbling

The latest from Philip Roth goes too short and too simple in exploring the slow run up toward death.

November 12, 2009 | 12:00am -
Review Mitchell Zuckoff: Robert Altman: The Oral Biography

Longtime fans of the prolific director have probably already heard many of these stories, but with good reason.

November 12, 2009 | 12:00am -
Review Orhan Pamuk: The Museum Of Innocence

The author of Snow traps readers in the claustrophobic interior of his protagonist's head in his punishing new novel.

November 12, 2009 | 12:00am -
Review John Ortved: The Simpsons

When aiming a tell-all book at the fanatical devotees of a cult mega-hit, it's best to get your facts straight first. Worst Simpsons book ever!

November 12, 2009 | 12:00am -
Inventory Checking out of the Overlook: 16 ways to survive a Stephen King story

The A.V. Club's weekly list.

November 9, 2009 | 12:00am -
Comics Panel November 6, 2009

The A.V. Club's bi-weekly comics reviews.

November 6, 2009 | 1:35pm -
Newswire Two more chances to see The A.V. Club read from Inventory

November 5, 2009 | 5:58pm -
Newswire Wyclef Jean to write tell-all book

November 5, 2009 | 12:38pm -
Gateways To Geekery Philip K. Dick

His work has inspired several blockbusters, but they aren't the best place to start.

November 5, 2009 | 12:00pm -
Review Tracy Morgan with Anthony Bozza: I Am The New Black

This overly shallow, glib autobiography piles on the life advice while keeping its hands disappointingly clean.

November 5, 2009 | 12:00am -
Review Anne Rice: Angel Time

The novelist once known for vampires continues her religious madness with this tale of a hitman and an angel.

November 5, 2009 | 12:00am -
Review Douglas Coupland: Generation A

The pop-culture satirist behind Generation X produces a new tale of modern alienation.

November 5, 2009 | 12:00am -
Review John Irving: Last Night In Twisted River

In his best novel since the ’80s, John Irving gets playful with identity and identification.

November 5, 2009 | 12:00am -
Review Rob Young, editor: The Wire Primers: A Guide To Modern Music

A collection of essential essays from the music magazine The Wire get specific and in-depth.

November 5, 2009 | 12:00am -
Hater Berenstain Bears Movie To Change The Way You Think About Anthropomorphic Bears

Or something.

November 3, 2009 | 12:15pm -
Wrapped Up In Books Reminder: To The White Sea is November's book selection

November 3, 2009 | 11:55am -
Newswire The Comics Journal cuts back to twice-yearly (and other Fantagraphics news)

November 2, 2009 | 8:00am -