Articles by C. Max Magee
March 7, 2012
Debating the Book Blurb 0
We recently offered a look at the odd history of the book blurb here at The Millions. Now the New York Times is looking at this peculiar custom, inviting four contributors to discuss their merits and pitfalls. Among them is our own Bill Morris, who revisits his 2011 essay “To Blurb Or Not To Blurb” [...]
March 6, 2012
A New Collection on Its Way from Junot Díaz 0
Here’s a book that will be on our July “Most Anticipated” list: a new collection of stories from Junot Díaz called This Is How You Lose Her. The Times has more.
March 6, 2012
Tuesday New Release Day: Kunzru, Harrison, Krasznahorkai, Levin, de Botton, Haggadah 0
It’s a bumper crop of new books this week: Hari Kunzru’s Gods Without Men, Kathryn Harrison’s Enchantements, László Krasznahorkai’s Satantango (reviewed here), and Adam Levin’s Hot Pink. Also out this week are Alain de Botton’s Religion for Athiests and Jonathan Safran Foer and Nathan Englander’s New American Haggadah. Bonus Links: You can now subscribe to [...]
March 5, 2012
More DFW Books on the Way 0
The steady stream of books about and by David Foster Wallace is continuing in 2012. We already noted the forthcoming Conversations with David Foster Wallace, and the calendar now also includes The Legacy of David Foster Wallace from the University of Iowa’s New American Canon series, D.T. Max’s biography Every Love Story Is a Ghost [...]
March 2, 2012
The Millions Top Ten: February 2012 3
A new number one ousts Murakami, and a novella debuts.
February 28, 2012
Countdown to Bring Up the Bodies 0
Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall follow-up Bring Up the Bodies has a cover. Get excited.
