Mel Brooks’ memoir, an in-depth history of HBO, and more books to read in November

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Mel Brooks’ memoir, an in-depth history of HBO, and more books to read in November
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Every month, a deluge of new books comes flooding out from big publishers, indie houses, and self-publishing platforms. So every month, The A.V. Club narrows down the endless options to five of the books we’re most excited about.

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9 Comments

  • kristalrmurphy-av says:

    OMG!  You must be living under a bridge if you don’t know that the next “Outlander” Book, “Go Tell The Bees That I am Gone” is coming out Nov. 23.  Seriously, an entertainment website doesn’t know that?

  • marshalgrover-av says:

    I’ve read the biography about Mel, but I’ll definitely have to check out this new book.

  • murrychang-av says:

    In one, the woman “who can see all possible futures” dates “the man who can see the one and only foreordained future.”’‘Six Months, Three Days’ is like 10 years old now but it’s still a damn good story.

  • azu403-av says:

    I don’t know if it’s hit the stores yet, but “The Book of Magic”, Alice Hoffman’s sequel (not prequel) to Practical Magic, has just been published.

  • martyfunkhouser1-av says:

    I love Mel Brooks so much. This should be a great read. I wish him 95 more years.

  • mdemonheimer-av says:

    My first thought at the headline was wondering why Mel Brooks was suddenly writing about the history of HBO.

  • volunteerproofreader-av says:

    I don’t know why but I feel like when Mel Brooks dies, some kind of dam is going to break and then it’ll be Stephen King, Willie Nelson, Dolly, James Earl Jones, Jack Nicholson, Betty White, John Carpenter…Basically everyone cool is super old and soon the showbiz world will contain nothing but poofy-haired theater kids

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