Articles by Editor
May 3, 2009
The Millions Top Ten: April 2009 0
We spend plenty of time here on The Millions telling all of you what we’ve been reading, but we are also quite interested in hearing about what you’ve been reading. By looking at our Amazon stats, we can see what books Millions readers have been buying, and we decided it would be fun to use [...]
April 26, 2009
Curiosities: Friendship’s Offering 0
The Millions Walking Tour of NYC Indie Bookstores is only a week away. Get all the details and RSVP. Little Dorrit is must-see-TV in the Packer household. For those considering undertaking Infinite Jest, we recommend Slate’s Audio Book Club discussion. Meanwhile, in the first installment of New York Magazine’s new “Reading Room” feature, participants get, [...]
April 19, 2009
Curiosities: Return to the Monkey House 1
The Walking Tour is drawing ever nearer! Get all the details and RSVP if you want to be notified of any schedule changes. In the NYRB, Mark Danner examines the politics of torture, and J.M. Coetzee gets deep inside Samuel Beckett’s head. James Wood finger-drumming on YouTube is just the most weirdly hypnotic thing we’ve [...]
April 14, 2009
The Millions Quiz: Essential Reference 3
So that you may get to know us better, it’s The Millions Quiz, yet another occasionally appearing series. Here, as conceived of by our contributor Emily, we answer questions about our reading habits and interests, the small details of life that like-minded folks may find illuminating, and we ask you to join us by providing [...]
April 12, 2009
Curiosities: Ooga-Booga 0
We’ve already got several RSVPs for our NYC indie bookstore walking tour. Get all the details and RSVP if you want to be notified of any schedule changes. The Millions’ Collaborative Atlas of Book Stores and Literary Places is still being added to by our enterprising readers. London in particular is now bristling with points [...]
April 5, 2009
Curiosities: Dancing About Architecture 2
Debut short story writer Matthew Vollmer gets some love. For those left baffled by descriptions of “the Purdie shuffle” in last week’s New Yorker and New York Times, the mighty Bernard “Pretty” Purdie offers a demonstration. At the International Edible Book Festival, you can chase down your Remembrance of Things Pasta with some Rosencrantz and [...]
