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Books
Mini Miscreants: Top 10 Li’l Screen Villains
As we prepare for the Game of Thrones finale, we recognize Joffrey and nine other baddies who showed us that terrible, horrible things can come in small packages
Literary Revolution in the Supermarket Aisle: Genre Fiction Is Disruptive Technology
How science fiction, fantasy, romance, mysteries and all the rest will take over the world
Mary Bly (a.k.a. Eloisa James) Talks to TIME About Her Literary Double Life
The Year in Novels So Far; Plus, Hilary Mantel!
Though it’s only May, I’ve already read enough novels I love to fill up most of my top 10 list for 2012—including Bring Up the Bodies
Fighting the Good Fight: Q&A with Survivor—and Game Changer—Bob Massie
Bob Massie is an expert at overcoming hurdles in life. As a young boy he suffered from hemophilia and spent much of his childhood in braces, unable to walk. He contracted hepatitis and HIV after blood transfusions, lost both …
Celebrity Author? Have We Got a Book Title For You
What famous folks call their memoirs is based entirely on the kind of celeb they are
Avengers 2 in the Works: 10 Ways to Prep For the Superhero Sequel
Like many modern superhero movies, last weekend’s big box-office buster The Avengers revealed there’s going to be a sequel. It’s no spoiler that the next round’s villain is introduced mid-credits, except maybe to those …
Happy Birthday Hulk: Celebrating 50 Years of the Big Green Monster
From TIME’S Archive: Maurice Sendak on Children’s Books
The curmudgeonly author and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are sat down to talk about the kinds of stories children like to read and what makes such stories good (and bad)
Confessions of (Another) Book Reviewer
For Orwell, being a book critic was hell. But I’m a lot luckier than he was—the job is so different now.
Hilary Mantel Continues Her Bloody Brilliant Tudor Saga With Bring Up the Bodies
Two years after Wolf Hall won the Man Booker Prize, Mantel is back with another dark chapter in her Tudor trilogy
Maurice Sendak, 1928-2012: His Legacy in Books
The beloved children’s book artist died on May 8 at age 83. TIME looks back at the books he wrote and illustrated.