I usually like to do some sort of research before I pick up a book to read. I check reviews from sources I trust and look at recommendations from friends and blogs I like. Like many people, I’m busy and don’t have time for crappy books, so I like to...

Every year for the past four years, the television critic for the Kansas City Star, Aaron Barnhart, hosts a screening of a handful of standout pilots for the fall season for me and a few hundred of his closest friends. I was there again this year, and...