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Stoner (New York Review Books Classics) (Paperback)
by John Williams
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Man-Eaters and Murderers: Vile Women in Fiction 16
True villains are a hoot, everyone knows that.
Lighting the Way: On Mentoring and Being Mentored 3
I am thankful for each of my mentors and what they've offered me at different points in my life as a writer. I don't want to imagine what I might not have attempted, creatively and professionally, were it not for their support and enthusiasm, their benevolent shadows.
Wrapping Up a Year in Reading 2010 10
“The best book I read all year was…”
A Year in Reading: Hamilton Leithauser 2
He has a plain-Jane, perfectly mild style that is so satisfying. It’s like a great roasted chicken.
A Year in Reading: Stephen Elliott 1
I will say this, it was not my best year for reading. It was a year where I read a lot of really good books but almost no great books.
The Millions Top Ten: June 2010 5
With four books heading to the Hall of Fame, that means we have four new books landing on the list, ranging from hard-boiled Scandinavian thrillers to historical fiction in 18th century Japan to a 12-year-old literary biography with a twist.
The Millions Top Ten: May 2010 0
Tinkers debuts and The Corrections graduates. Plus, a controversial new number one.
The Millions Top Ten: April 2010 3
Franzen stays on top. Sebald to the Hall of Fame. Tolstoy debuts.
The Millions Top Ten: March 2010 2
David Mitchell graduates to the Hall of Fame, Michael Lewis debuts, and we have a new number one.
The Millions Top Ten: February 2010 0
Cloud Atlas keeps the top spot. Reality Hunger debuts.
Not Lost, Just Rearranged: A Profile of Michelle Huneven 7
"What’s wrong with you, is wrong with your writing," Huneven says. "It really behooves you to find out what that is, so that you can disguise that in your writing. Or compensate it, or cover it up. Or cure it, if you can."
The Millions Top Ten: January 2010 1
Cloud Atlas keeps the top spot. Stoner and Wolf Hall debut.
Wrapping Up a Year in Reading 2009 34
And as we enjoy the last few days of 2009, we invite all of you to take part in A Year in Reading by finishing this sentence in the comments or on your own blog: “The best book I read all year was…”
A Year in Reading: Scott Esposito 6
Plotwise, The Darkroom of Damocles is as riveting a detective story as I read all year, but its purpose is far beyond that of your average noir.
A Year in Reading: Patrick Brown 4
Stoner is the sort of book that people aren't writing right now.
A Year in Reading: Edan Lepucki 10
I loved how Antonya Nelson compressed time, and how, with a single phrase, I understood a moment for all of its awkwardness, anxiety, hope, and honesty.