Lists
April 30, 2012
How To Introduce an Author 20
by Janet Potter
Should a beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning author have to hear the president of Northwestern’s Jewish students’ society call him Michael Sha-BONE 8 times in 2 minutes? No. Because he flew across the country to speak for 50 minutes in your overheated auditorium and you have the internet.
April 23, 2012
Tolstoy or Dostoevsky? 8 Experts on Who’s Greater 51
by Kevin Hartnett
All mediocre novelists are alike; every great novelist is great in his own way.
April 5, 2012
The Riches of White Trash 12
by Bill Morris
Are poor rural white people really neglected in American literature? Hardly. They might be routinely scorned, marginalized, misunderstood, and reduced to caricature, but they’re not neglected. In fact, the canon is larded with writers who’ve put the riches of white trash culture to wondrous use.
February 14, 2012
Man-Eaters and Murderers: Vile Women in Fiction 16
by Edan Lepucki
True villains are a hoot, everyone knows that.
February 9, 2012
My Novel is Going Nowhere: Dispatches from a Literary Classic in Progress 6
by Michael Hofmann
In these brief dispatches, we see a writer struggle with his book, his health, his debts, and his own mind. In Roth’s doubts, many writers will recognize their own.
February 3, 2012
Dashboard? More Like Bookshelf: Your Guide to Literary Tumblrs 93
by Nick Moran
About two months ago, The Millions joined the Tumblr community. The platform is perfectly suited for dynamic storytelling, and as a direct result, it is home to some of the friendliest book lovers around.