Lists
October 22, 2012
Literary Fiction is a Genre: A List 38
by Edan Lepucki
Let’s consider literary fiction as a straightforward genre, like romance or science fiction, with certain expected tropes and motifs.
September 24, 2012
The Amazon Alphabet: From Audio Books to Zoo 4
by C. Max Magee
The ABCs of Amazon: a peek into the reading habits of America and, like it or not, a primer for what’s popular in the world of books.
September 4, 2012
Disorientation: A Reading List 10
by Emily St. John Mandel
“Do you believe,” the journalist asked, “or fear, that the world is a mirage, or a hoax?”
August 7, 2012
The Great Taxonomy of Literary Tumblrs: Round Two 40
by Nick Moran
Six months ago, I rounded up a list of my favorite literary Tumblr accounts. Alas, six months in the real world is different from six months online, and Tumblr now has grown by a few million blogs. So with that in mind, I’ve decided it’s time for another list — a better list, a bigger list.
August 2, 2012
Dickens’s Best Novel? Six Experts Share Their Opinions 22
by Kevin Hartnett
What was Charles Dickens’s best novel? It depends whom you ask of course. Searching for clarity, I decided to pose the question to a handful of leading Victorianists. I sent out emails to select scholars asking them if they’d be interested in choosing a novel and making their case. Just about everyone I reached out to was game.
July 12, 2012
The Not-So-Silver Screen: Writers Acting in Film 26
by Mindy Hung
He tries his best, but let’s face it: SALMAN RUSHDIE, fatwa survivor, ex-husband of Padma Lakshmi, plays an obstetrician who is not using enough gel while operating an ultrasound machine. Disbelief has not been suspended if the audience starts yelling, “Use more gel, Rushdie! Use more gel!”