Is ‘Fear of Music’ A Book? 3

The 33 1/3 books are books in the deepest possible way, in a manner that seems to grow rarer by the year: the cheap, usable kind of book that might eventually enter circulation at used bookstores and garage sales, making themselves (and their subjects and writers) that much less likely to slip into oblivion.

And on and on and on. 0

Dissecting the List: An Excursus 1

It's probably its hospitality to debate that makes the "Best Of" list so popular in the first place. One can agree - yes! great list! - or dissent - Where is x? Why no y? - or inveigh against list-making itself, but in any case, the list holds up a mirror to one's own preoccupations. As with any mirror, it is fearsomely hard to look away.

The Millions Top Ten: September 2009 0

Four books move on to the Hall of Fame and six books debut on the list.

The Millions Top Ten: August 2009 0

Pynchon and Bolaño hit the list. Plus, two new Hall of Fame inductees.

The Millions Top Ten: July 2009 - And Introducing the Hall of Fame 2

The Millions Top Ten: June 2009 5

The Millions Top Ten: May 2009 0

The Millions Top Ten: April 2009 0

The Millions Top Ten: March 2009 0

A Year in Reading: Dan Kois 0