Articles by C. Max Magee

March 15, 2012

MAN Asian Literary Prize Winner Announced 0

Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin has been named the winner of this year’s MAN Asian Literary Prize. Learn about the seven-book shortlist in our extensive write-up from January.

March 13, 2012

Tuesday New Release Day: Robinson, Groff, Julavits, Arvin, Leonard 0

New this week is Marilynne Robinson’s collection of essays When I Was a Child I Read Books. Also out are Arcadia by Lauren Groff, The Vanishers by Heidi Julavits, and The Reconstructionist by Nick Arvin. Finally, the collected writings of the late and beloved critic John Leonard, Reading for My Life, is now out. Bonus [...]

March 8, 2012

2011 National Book Critics Circle Award Winners Announced 4

The winners of the National Book Critics Circle Award have been announced in New York City.

March 8, 2012

Celebs to Read to You 0

Audible is bringing out the big guns for its new A-List collection, a series of audio books read by celebs, including Samuel L. Jackson narrating A Rage in Harlem and Anne Hathaway doing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

March 8, 2012

The Millions in the 3QD Finals 0

Our own Lydia Kiesling, a past winner of the 3 Quarks Daily Prize in Arts & Literature, is a finalist for this year’s prize for her Modern Library Revue of Sister Carrie.

March 7, 2012

Single-Serving Atwood 0

Ebook purveyor Byliner continues its foray into fiction with a new story by Margaret Atwood: “I’m Starved for You” (Here’s an excerpt)