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Josh Corman

Josh Corman is a writer and English teacher in Central Kentucky and a Contributing Editor at Panels. He also writes for Kentucky Sports Radio’s pop culture blog, Funkhouser. If he’s not reading, he’s hanging out with his wife and two young children or cheering on his beloved Kentucky Wildcats.   Twitter: @JoshACorman

Lies, Damn Lies, and HILLBILLY ELEGY

After the election, some are calling Hillbilly Elegy a prophecy, but the book's proponents are avoiding the ugly truth about why voters went for Trump.

Sometimes, Books Make Me Feel Dumb (and That’s a Good Thing)

Dave Cullen's book, Columbine, changed the way I understood one of the seminal events of my youth. It made me feel pretty dumb, but that's a good thing.

Three Books Nick Offerman Should Write

My job entails a lengthy commute. This has been bad for my feelings of gentleness and compassion toward my fellow ...

A Fond Farewell to a Beloved DAREDEVIL Arc

We here at Panels are taking some much needed time off; in the meantime, we’re revisiting some favorite old posts ...

THE RAP YEAR BOOK and Twitter’s Best-Seller Magic

Shea Serrano is a writer for Grantland (or was until, in the middle of me writing this piece, ESPN unceremoniously shuttered it), ...

Mark Waid’s DAREDEVIL: A Fond Farewell

For a long time, the only thing I knew about Daredevil was that he was the subject of the Ben ...

The Clutter: On Trying to Read GSaW on Its Own Terms

This post is part of our Harper Lee Reading Day: a celebration of one of the most surprising literary events of ...

3 Things CALVIN AND HOBBES Taught Me about Parenting

We here at Panels are taking some much needed time off; in the meantime, we’re revisiting some favorite old posts ...

The 8-Step Marketing Plan for Harper Lee’s New Novel

While we at the Riot are taking this lovely summer week off to rest (translation: read by the pool/ocean/on our ...

Amazing Art: How ODY-C Changed the Way I See Comics

I was perusing the shelves of one of my local comic shops (shout out to The Comic Interlude in Lexington, ...