For The New York Times, I wrote about the decades-long fight over Robert Cormier's "The Chocolate War," one of the most celebrated YA novels ever written--and one of the most hotly contested: shorturl.at/eiwBF

Hey MALKOVICH! Think fast! Brian Raftery is here with MZS to discuss BEING JOHN MALKOVICH today at 5!

Dallas, Texas: today at 5 PM at TexasTheatre we show being John Malkovich! Then I will interview author Brian Raftery about the movie, and his book on films of 1999. Tickets here: thetexastheatre.com/film/class-of-…

For The New York Times, I wrote about the 25th anniversary of Thomas Harris' "Hannibal," the long-anticipated blockbuster that was greeted with huge sales--and some hard-to-digest reviews--when it was released in 1999: shorturl.at/n70Z5

For The New York Times, I wrote about the 50th anniversary of Peter Benchley's "Jaws"--the book, the phenomenon, the whole damn thing: shorturl.at/hBV8H

Had a great chat with the nice people at How Could You Podcast about all things 1999. Thanks for having me!

Some news: Next week, I'm launching a new narrative podcast with Spotify and The Ringer. "The Hollywood Hack" is a three-part look at the 2014 cyberattack on Sony Pictures. The series launches Monday on the The Big Picture, but you can hear me babbling semi-coherently about it here...

I went on one of my favorite pods to talk about the Sony hack. Thanks to Matthew Belloni and everyone at THE TOWN for having me!

Great job on this, Brian Raftery . Would be happy to return to Spotify and talk to you again the next time I almost ruin everything and get everybody killed or fired. open.spotify.com/episode/6SjwN7…

I had a great time talk to Dennis about THE HOLLYWOOD HACK. Thanks for having me on!

For The New York Times, I wrote about how a long-lost manuscript from filmmaking legend George Romero became a great new novel by @DanielDKraus: shorturl.at/slANd

This week marks the 10-year anniversary of the Sony Hack--so if you missed my podcast THE HOLLYWOOD HACK when it was released earlier this year by Spotify and The Ringer, now's a perfect time to catch up!

I've basically been writing this in my head since I was 10, but now it's finally time to unleash it on the world. My @Ringer and Grand Central Pub book about the golden age of The Simpsons comes out on June 10. Preorder STUPID TV, BE MORE FUNNY here. hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alan-si…