Once upon a time, a comic book didn’t need to be dark, grim, or gritty to be successful. Comic books — evolving from newspaper comic strips — were often referred to as “funny books” or “the funnies.” ...

"Come on, there're no cops up here! Nail it! Give it some gas!" Plane jokes! Classic Jerry Seinfeld. When people imitate him, ...

J.E. Thomas is returning this summer with her second middle-grade novel, “The AI Incident,” publishing July 8, 2025, from Levine Querido.

The author of The Emperor of Gladness on his relationship to ideas of success, the anxiety of newness, and how literary ...

Remarkably, the author’s signature humor—satirical at times, lighthearted at others—prevails in the exact proportion ...

Entertainment Book Review: Critic Maris Kreizman charts her political awakening in smart, funny essay collection Maris Kreizman always loved books and TV.

Maris Kreizman always loved books and TV. As a self-described ambition monster, she once thought that if she worked hard and played by the rules, she would land her dream job in publishing and live ...

Maris Kreizman always loved books and TV. As a self-described ambition monster, she once thought that if she worked hard and played by the rules, she would land her dream job in publishing and live… ...

Maris Kreizman is a 40-something book critic, columnist for Lit Hub and one-time podcaster. In her debut essay collection “I Want to Burn This Place Down,” she looks back on her life to explain ...

Maris Kreizman is a 40-something book critic, columnist for Lit Hub and one-time podcaster. In her debut essay collection “I Want to Burn This Place Down,” she looks back on her life to explain ...

Twenty-five years ago the son of the children's poet Michael Rosen, Eddie Rosen, died of meningitis aged just 18. This year the efforts of friends in Sussex have led to a newly released joke book to ...