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Author Nick Hornby is responsible for numerous books, stories and essays, though most people are more familiar with the movies adapted from his novels, like "High Fidelity," "About a Boy" and "Fever Pitch." He recently expanded his creative efforts ... Read more

 

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]]>ben foldsBenFoldscharles dickensdrinks with writerslevi johnstonLonely Avenuenick hornbyAnthony Layser2010-11-03T15:30:00+00:00'Good Ideas' Author Discusses 9/11 Snafu, How to Trigger Eureka Momentshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/10/05/steven-johnson-where-good-ideas-come-from/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/05/steven-johnson-where-good-ideas-come-from/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/05/steven-johnson-where-good-ideas-come-from/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Cartoons illustrate a good idea as a lightbulb turning on in one's brain -- a moment of light and clarity that appears out of the ether. In his new book "Where Good Ideas Come From," Steven Johnson looks to dispel that simplistic concept by ... Read more

 

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]]>9-11drinks with writersDrinksWithWritersEurekaeureka momentsEurekaMomentsSteven JohnsonStevenJohnsonwhere good ideas come fromWhereGoodIdeasComeFromAnthony Layser2010-10-05T13:00:00+00:00Chip Kidd Geeks Out on Batman's Dark Side, Wonder Woman's New Outfithttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/chip-kidd-true-prep-whole-new-old-world-batman-wonder-woman/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/chip-kidd-true-prep-whole-new-old-world-batman-wonder-woman/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/chip-kidd-true-prep-whole-new-old-world-batman-wonder-woman/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Chip Kidd is a man of many talents. Best known as a graphic designer, the Pennsylvania native is also an accomplished editor and comic book historian. If that wasn't enough, Kidd is also the co-author, with Lisa Birnbach, of "True Prep: It's a Whole ... Read more

 

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]]>BatmanChip KiddChipKidddrinks with writersDrinksWithWriterslisa birnbachLisaBirnbachtrue prepTruePrepwonder womanWonderWomanAnthony Layser2010-09-02T13:00:00+00:00SNL Writer Simon Rich Talks New Novel, How He Does It Live on Saturday Nighthttp://www.asylum.com/2010/08/11/snl-writer-simon-rich-talks-new-novel-elliott-allagash-saturday-night-live/http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/11/snl-writer-simon-rich-talks-new-novel-elliott-allagash-saturday-night-live/http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/11/snl-writer-simon-rich-talks-new-novel-elliott-allagash-saturday-night-live/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


The novel "Elliot Allagash" offers a titular antagonist who might be one of the most deviant, soulless monsters ever imagined in a teen body. Fortunately, the creator of this character, Simon Rich, bears no moral resemblance to his creation. (Though ... Read more

 

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]]>drinks with writersDrinksWithWritersElliot AllagashElliotAllagashSaturday Night LiveSaturdayNightLivesimon richSimonRichsnlAnthony Layser2010-08-11T15:30:00+00:00'Absurdistan' Author Pens Hilarious New Book That Predicts Economic Collapsehttp://www.asylum.com/2010/07/21/absurdistan-gary-shteyngart-super-sad-true-love-story-economy-collapse/http://www.asylum.com/2010/07/21/absurdistan-gary-shteyngart-super-sad-true-love-story-economy-collapse/http://www.asylum.com/2010/07/21/absurdistan-gary-shteyngart-super-sad-true-love-story-economy-collapse/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Like all good satirists, Gary Shteyngart takes the absolute worst things about the world and makes them funny. In "Super Sad True Love Story," his follow-up to the critically acclaimed "Absurdistan," Shteyngart creates a dystopian future America -- ... Read more

 

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]]>Absurdistanbrooklyn public houseBrooklynPublicHousedrinks with writersDrinksWithWritersGary ShteyngartGaryShteyngartSuper Sad True Love StorySuperSadTrueLoveStorywoody allenWoodyAllenAnthony Layser2010-07-21T15:30:00+00:00'Simpsons,' 'I Love You, Beth Cooper' Writer Talks New Book, Slams DeVitohttp://www.asylum.com/2010/06/29/simpsons-i-love-you-beth-cooper-writer-larry-doyle-talks-go-mutants/http://www.asylum.com/2010/06/29/simpsons-i-love-you-beth-cooper-writer-larry-doyle-talks-go-mutants/http://www.asylum.com/2010/06/29/simpsons-i-love-you-beth-cooper-writer-larry-doyle-talks-go-mutants/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Larry Doyle's debut novel "I Love You, Beth Cooper" offered up a hilariously tumultuous night in the life of Denis Cooverman, a high school geek who's valedictorian address ends with the pronouncement of his love for the head cheerleader. Doyle's new ... Read more

 

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]]>drinks with writersDrinksWithWritersGo MutantsGoMutantsi love you beth cooperILoveYouBethCooperlarry doyleLarryDoylesimpsonsThe SimpsonsTheSimpsonsAnthony Layser2010-06-29T15:30:00+00:00Hitchens Warns of American-Born Jihad, Painful Brazilian Waxinghttp://www.asylum.com/2010/06/22/christopher-hitchens-hitch-22-drinks-with-writers/http://www.asylum.com/2010/06/22/christopher-hitchens-hitch-22-drinks-with-writers/http://www.asylum.com/2010/06/22/christopher-hitchens-hitch-22-drinks-with-writers/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


"Author," "journalist," "contrarian," "Antichrist" -- whatever you call Christopher Hitchens, he's one of the most influential public intellectuals of our time. His books, from "God Is Not Great" to "The Trial of Henry Kissinger," as well as his ... Read more

 

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]]>atheismchristopher hitchensChristopherHitchenshitch 22Hitch22scotchAnthony Layser2010-06-22T13:00:00+00:00'I Was Told There'd Be Cake' Author a Chick, Doesn't Write Chick Lithttp://www.asylum.com/2010/06/10/sloane-crosley-i-was-told-thered-be-cake-how-did-you-get-this-number/http://www.asylum.com/2010/06/10/sloane-crosley-i-was-told-thered-be-cake-how-did-you-get-this-number/http://www.asylum.com/2010/06/10/sloane-crosley-i-was-told-thered-be-cake-how-did-you-get-this-number/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


If you're the type of guy who's attracted to women sporting equal parts wit and intelligence, then Sloane Crosley is your dream girl. All of Crosley's charms are on display in "I Was Told There'd Be Cake," her NY Times-bestselling collection of ... Read more

 

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]]>drinks with writersDrinksWithWritershow did you get this numberHowDidYouGetThisNumberi was told thered be cakeIWasToldTheredBeCakeJames FreyJamesFreypublicistsloane crosleySloaneCrosleyAnthony Layser2010-06-10T15:30:00+00:00Gabriel Thompson Works the Worst Jobs Imaginable, Tells Us About Themhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/04/16/gabriel-thompson-working-in-the-shadows-drinks-with-writers/http://www.asylum.com/2010/04/16/gabriel-thompson-working-in-the-shadows-drinks-with-writers/http://www.asylum.com/2010/04/16/gabriel-thompson-working-in-the-shadows-drinks-with-writers/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


You might say writer Gabriel Thompson is committed to his work. We think he's also a little bit crazy ... in a selfless, mantastic sort of way. Thompson spent a year laboring in some of the toughest jobs imaginable -- from picking lettuce in Arizona ... Read more

 

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]]>drinks with writersDrinksWithWritersgabriel thompsonGabrielThompsonhealth carehealth care reformHealthCareHealthCareReformimmigrationlaborworking in the shadowsWorkingInTheShadowsAnthony Layser2010-04-16T15:30:00+00:00Joshua Ferris Expresses His Love for Effed-Up People on 'Drinks With Writers'http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/05/unnamed-author-joshua-ferris-expresses-his-love-for-effed-up-people/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/05/unnamed-author-joshua-ferris-expresses-his-love-for-effed-up-people/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/05/unnamed-author-joshua-ferris-expresses-his-love-for-effed-up-people/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Author Joshua Ferris loves a good screwed-up character. His first novel, "Then We Came to the End," chronicles an advertising firm full of strange and dysfunctional employees. Now, he's following up the bestseller and National Book Award finalist ... Read more

 

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]]>beerbrooklyn public houseBrooklynPublicHouseJoshua FerrisJoshuaFerristhe unnamedThen We Came to the EndThenWeCameToTheEndTheUnnamedAnthony Layser2010-02-05T15:30:00+00:00Julie Powell Pairs Adultery With the Art of Slicing Up Animalshttp://www.asylum.com/2009/12/11/julie-powell-cleaving-pairs-adultery-with-slicing-up-animals/http://www.asylum.com/2009/12/11/julie-powell-cleaving-pairs-adultery-with-slicing-up-animals/http://www.asylum.com/2009/12/11/julie-powell-cleaving-pairs-adultery-with-slicing-up-animals/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


"Julie & Julia" memoirist Julie Powell is not one to hold back. In her new book, "Cleaving," the author breaks down sides of meat in graphic detail, while also breaking down an affair that threatens to destroy her marriage. And by the way, no, ... Read more

 

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]]>adulterybutcheryCleavingJulie JuliaJulie PowellJulieJuliaJuliePowellmarriagemeatAnthony Layser2009-12-11T15:30:00+00:00'The Werewolf's Guide to Life' Authors Explain Why Lycanthropy Isn't Sexyhttp://www.asylum.com/2009/10/28/the-werewolfs-guide-to-life-authors/http://www.asylum.com/2009/10/28/the-werewolfs-guide-to-life-authors/http://www.asylum.com/2009/10/28/the-werewolfs-guide-to-life-authors/#commentsFiled under: , ,


It's not easy being green? Eff that, it's not easy being a 700-lb., claw-toting, fur-covered killing machine. Werewolves have never had it easy, but thankfully now they at least have a guide book to get an introduction to their bloodlust. Ritch ... Read more

 

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]]>bob powersBobPowersritch duncanRitchDuncanthe werewolfs guide to lifeTheWerewolfsGuideToLifewerewolvesBrian Childs2009-10-28T12:30:00+00:00'Bored to Death''s Jonathan Ames Gets Existential, Lets Out Deafening Bellowhttp://www.asylum.com/2009/10/01/bored-to-deaths-jonathan-ames-gets-existential-lets-out-deaf/http://www.asylum.com/2009/10/01/bored-to-deaths-jonathan-ames-gets-existential-lets-out-deaf/http://www.asylum.com/2009/10/01/bored-to-deaths-jonathan-ames-gets-existential-lets-out-deaf/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Jonathan Ames has been an Asylum favorite since we got a hold of his candid collection of essays, "What's Not to Love? The Adventures of a Mildly Perverted Young Writer." Ames's latest comic self-exploration is HBO's new comedy "Bored to Death," ... Read more

 

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]]>anthony layserAnthonyLayserbored to deathBoredToDeathjohn hodgmanJohnHodgmanjonathan amesJonathanAmesAnthony Layser2009-10-01T13:00:00+00:00Author Jonathan Tropper Gives Literature a Kick in the Nutshttp://www.asylum.com/2009/08/28/author-jonathan-tropper-gives-literature-a-kick-in-the-nuts/http://www.asylum.com/2009/08/28/author-jonathan-tropper-gives-literature-a-kick-in-the-nuts/http://www.asylum.com/2009/08/28/author-jonathan-tropper-gives-literature-a-kick-in-the-nuts/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Jonathan Tropper's new book "This Is Where I Leave You" is being called everything from a "comic family saga" to a sympathetic portrait of "bumbling men figuring out how to be grown-ups." We're in total agreement with those descriptions, though we ... Read more

 

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]]>alcoholdrinkingjonathan tropperJonathanTroppernutshotAsylum Staff2009-08-28T15:00:00+00:00