Charles Yu, Les Payne and Tamara Payne Among National Book Award Winners
The awards ceremony was virtual this year
“Dazed and Confused” Was Meant as an Anti-Nostalgia Film. It Gloriously Failed.
Melissa Maerz, author of the new oral history "Alright, Alright, Alright," discusses one of the '90s most beloved films
New Jonathan Franzen Novel Slated for 2021
It's the first volume in a trilogy
The Stew That Will Keep You Warm in the Wilds of Michigan or Anywhere Else
It's hunter's stew season, my friends
The World According to Alan Arkin
"A successful life is constantly shedding skin."
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” Director Behind New Kurt Vonnegut Documentary
Forty years in the making, "Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time" is a new documentary following the life of the "Slaughterhouse-Five" author.
Inside One Madman’s Wild Plan to Conquer Everest
Can an amateur climb the world's most famous mountain? Maurice Wilson tried to find out.
The Biggest Stars in Sports Talk to Jim Gray. Here’s Why.
Gray speaks with InsideHook about his friendship with Jack Nicholson and his new book "Talking to GOATs"
Is America’s Most Famous Bookshop on the Verge of a Mutiny?
With The Strand facing an unclear future, tensions between the owner and her staff are running high
The Life of Steve McQueen in 8 Iconic Photos, On the 40th Anniversary of His Death
A new tome about The King of Cool, “Steve McQueen: In His Own Words,” is out this month
You’ve Probably Never Read Mark Twain’s Satire on American Elections, But It’s Famous in China
Remembering his "Running for Governor" on Election Day
7 Books You Should Be Reading This November
From political memoirs to the secret history of gin
The Best Movies, TV, Books and Music for November
Including Werner Herzog musing on meteorites, two next-gen gaming consoles and “Ready Player Two”
Make Italy’s Greatest Comfort Soup to Ease the Hell of Election Week
NYC chef Donna Lennard shares her take on the sumptuous pappa al pomodoro
What Makes a Man Fall in Love With a Car?
Matt Hranek's new book tells the story behind Kevin Costner's Mustang, Shaq's International truck and more
The Strange Afterlives of Literary Ghosts
When literary history ventures into the paranormal