Chuck Klosterman

X: A Highly Specific, Defiantly Incomplete History of the Early 21st Century

Blue Rider Press

New York Times-bestselling author and cultural critic Chuck Klosterman compiles and contextualizes the best of his articles and essays from the past decade. Subjects include Breaking Bad, zombies, KISS, Mountain Dew, Jonathan Franzen, Taylor Swift, and Tim Tebow. Klosterman has written nine previous books, helped establish Grantland, worked on film and television productions, and contributed profiles and essays to outlets such as GQ, Esquire, Billboard, The A.V. Club, and The Guardian.