The Millions Interview

August 10, 2011

Homage vs. Rip-off: An Interview with Lev Grossman and a Guide to Literary Allusions in The Magician King 11

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“When people think you’ve plagiarized from another writer, rather than alluded to them, the reaction is extreme. They get angry. It’s a dangerous game; you have to get it right.”

July 12, 2011

The Story in the Storm: An Accomplished Author on How to Write Journalistic Nonfiction 3

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If the narrative isn’t unfolding the way you want it, you can’t just change the details to make it better, the way you would when writing fiction. You have to represent the truth.

July 6, 2011

The Millions Interview: Eleanor Henderson 1

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Henderson’s novel recalls all the sweat and fury of coming of age for anyone who dove into a mosh pit, or just fell for somebody who did.

June 30, 2011

The Millions Interview: David Bezmozgis 1

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“The parts of Solzhenitsyn that are funny aren’t there because he artificially introduced them. They’re there because he’s trying to authentically replicate what life was like. And I’m trying to do the same.”

June 29, 2011

Ayelet Waldman talks Hobgoblin and More 2

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“[T]he characters and story are very very far from my life. I think [Red Hook Road] is the best thing I’ve ever written, which, when you think about it, is pretty telling. Perhaps we should all be grateful that I’m now writing a TV pilot about magicians and con men who spy for the British in World War II.”

June 22, 2011

The Millions Interview: Jesse Ball 6

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The Millions: So once you have that knowledge, that the dream is a dream, what’s the point?

Jesse Ball: At that point, you can fly around….

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