The Year in Books

Supergods by Grant Morrison

Publisher: Spiegel & Grau

"Comics' ballsiest writer gives a guided tour through the history of sequential art, while interspersing his personal rise to fame. Finally, an explanation for why Superman wore red underwear above his tights for the past 72 years."

—Flash Steinbeiser, Editor-in-Chief

A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin

Publisher: Bantum

"Reading this series is like being in an abusive relationship and GRRM just continues to play with my emotions. But I'm not leaving."

—Brittany Slawson, Illustration Director

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling

Publisher: Crown Archetype

"Mindy Kaling's personal essays about her life and childhood are so awkwardly endearing, if not a little too true to my own life."

—Cassandra Baim, Managing Editor

A Stolen Life: A Memoir by Jaycee Dugard

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

"There's a solid mixture of kidnapping and mystery. It's like reading an episode of Law & Order: SVU. Fucking rocks."

—VictoriaTroxler, Assistant Blog Editor

Zone One: A Novel by Colson Whitehead

Publisher: Doubleday

"Novelist, MacArthur Genius Award recipient, and literati member Colson Whitehead tackles the tired zombie apocalypse genre with, well, BRAINSSS."

—Nate Hopper, Features Editor