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Featured Review
Assassination Vacation author Sarah Vowell turns her morbid fascination with history toward the fractious origins of religion in American politics.
by Genevieve Koski
AVQ&A: Most-recommended books
Bookshelf proselytization with our weekly staff and reader question.
by The A.V. Club staff
Bookshelf proselytization with our weekly staff and reader question.
by The A.V. Club staff
From The Archives
Polanski: A Biography
A sympathetic viewer tilts history in Roman Polanski's favor, but acknowledges faults besides the obvious.
by Ellen Wernecke
A sympathetic viewer tilts history in Roman Polanski's favor, but acknowledges faults besides the obvious.
by Ellen Wernecke
Telex from Cuba
A first novel reflects on the mourned and unmourned Cuba that was lost when Castro came to power.
by Ellen Wernecke
A first novel reflects on the mourned and unmourned Cuba that was lost when Castro came to power.
by Ellen Wernecke
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
The Swedish bestseller brings its odd anti-thriller vibe to America.
by Ellen Wernecke
The Swedish bestseller brings its odd anti-thriller vibe to America.
by Ellen Wernecke
Indignation
Philip Roth returns, surprisingly quickly, with another slim novel about alienation.
by Keith Phipps
Philip Roth returns, surprisingly quickly, with another slim novel about alienation.
by Keith Phipps
The Graveyard Book
The author of Sandman, American Gods, and Coraline has another spooky, satisfying tale to tell.
by Zack Handlen
The author of Sandman, American Gods, and Coraline has another spooky, satisfying tale to tell.
by Zack Handlen
Confessions of an Eco-Sinner
An environmentally concerned journalist examines where his stuff comes from.
by Ellen Wernecke
An environmentally concerned journalist examines where his stuff comes from.
by Ellen Wernecke
Recent Reviews
Comics Panel: September 29, 2008
The A.V. Club's bi-weekly comics reviews.
by Noel Murray, Keith Phipps, Tasha Robinson
The A.V. Club's bi-weekly comics reviews.
by Noel Murray, Keith Phipps, Tasha Robinson
The Given Day
In his latest thriller, Mystic River and Gone, Baby, Gone author Dennis Lehane sticks by his beloved Boston, but goes back in time.
by Zack Handlen
In his latest thriller, Mystic River and Gone, Baby, Gone author Dennis Lehane sticks by his beloved Boston, but goes back in time.
by Zack Handlen
X Films
The director of Repo Man and Sid & Nancy reminisces and advises young filmmakers. Hint #1: Don't give Harry Dean Stanton a fake bat.
by Michaelangelo Matos
The director of Repo Man and Sid & Nancy reminisces and advises young filmmakers. Hint #1: Don't give Harry Dean Stanton a fake bat.
by Michaelangelo Matos
Goldengrove
A novel about mourning contains too many caricatures to fully embrace its somber mood.
by Ellen Wernecke
A novel about mourning contains too many caricatures to fully embrace its somber mood.
by Ellen Wernecke