MP3: The Meaning Of A Format by Jonathan Sterne
Early in MP3: The Meaning Of A Format, the author Jonathan Sterne describes an important—and surprisingly grisly—experiment in the history of audio technology. read more
Data: A Love Story by Amy Webb
Author and consultant Amy Webb defines the romantic search described in her memoir Data: A Love Story as a quest not for just a life partner … but a soulmate. read more
The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks
Writer & Artist: Faith Erin Hicks Publisher: Dark Horse Release Date: February 13, 2013... read more
Percival Everett by Virgil Russell by Percival Everett
First, a word on the title: Percival Everett by Virgil Russell is a book by, that’s right, Percival Everett. read more
Nemo: Heart of Ice by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill
Writer: Alan Moore Artist: Kevin O’Neill Publisher: Top Shelf Release Date: February 27, 2013... read more
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss
In Django Unchained, a German dentist/bounty hunter lectures Leonardo DiCaprio—cast as a dentally challenged Mississippi planter—on an irrefutable fact: French novelist Alexandre Dumas was a black man. read more
Justice League of America #1 by Geoff Johns and David Finch
Writer: Geoff Johns Artist: David Finch Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: February 20, 2013... read more
Susceptible by Geneviève Castrée
Writer & Artist: Geneviève Castrée Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly Release Date: February 19, 2013... read more
Swann Dives In by Charles Salzberg
British writer Stuart Evers addressed the question of mystery fiction as literature, observing that, “...at its best, crime writing offers unique insights into society, psychology, and human behavior. It can be both engaging and literate; compelling and well-written. It can be innovative and surprising, but what it can't be, it seems, is feted in the same way as literary fiction. The most crime writers can hope for is to be told, as Ian Rankin indeed was, that their novels 'almost transcend the genre.' Faint praise indeed.” read more
The Graphic Canon: Volume 2 edited by Russ Kick
There's something seductive about an impossible project … and what would seem more impossible at first glance than The Graphic Canon? read more
District 14: Season 1
Writer: Pierre Gabus Artist: Romuald Reutimann Publisher: Humanoids Release Date: February 27, 2013... read more
Batman #17 by Scott Snyder & Greg Capullo
Writer: Scott Snyder Artists: Greg Capullo Publisher: DC Release Date: February 13, 2013 Mild Spoilers... read more
Tenth of December by George Saunders
The other day, I spent a few hours walking around Seattle’s University District. read more
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Indianapolis-based writer John Green gathered the world's most painful and confusing paradoxes, marinated them in sarcasm until they became bearable and assigned them the title The Fault in Our Stars. read more
Invincible #100 by Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley
Writer: Robert Kirkman Artists: Ryan Ottley Publisher: Image Release Date: January 30, 2013 Spoilers... read more
Alice in Wonderland by Rod Espinosa
Writer/Artist: Lewis Carroll, graphic novel adapted by Rod Espinosa Publisher: Dark Horse Release Date: February 6, 2013... read more
Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die by Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson’s new book, Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die, takes us on an amusing romp through the past and present of one of country music’s oldest living stars. read more
Crapalachia: A Biography of a Place by Scott McClanahan
Is the truth … flexible? read more
The Answer! #1
Writer: Dennis Hopeless and Mike Norton Artist: Mike Norton Publisher: Dark Horse Release Date: January 23, 2013... read more
The Freddie Stories by Lynda Barry
Writer/Artist: Lynda Barry Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly Release Date: January 22, 2013... read more
The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Instant
The 25 Best Movies of 2012 (So…
The 50 Best Movies of 2011
The 30 Best TV Shows on Netflix…
The 50 Best Movies of the Decade…
