The Millions Interview
June 14, 2011
The Millions Interview: Kate Christensen 6
by Edan Lepucki
“If I do know some of men’s innermost secrets, it’s only because I share them. Men can be curmudgeons, horndogs, misanthropes, selfish, rebellious, crafty, mischievous, and so forth and still be loved – boys will be boys, their foibles and faults can be charming and funny — but girls are another story entirely.”
June 10, 2011
The Millions Interview: Rebecca Makkai 8
by Sabra Wineteer
“At times I feel a bit like some skeezy drug dealer, hanging out at the edge of the playground, going, ‘If I can get them to try it just this once, I’ll have them hooked!’”
May 25, 2011
The Millions Interview: Leslie Jamison 3
by Michelle Huneven
I usually read poetry when I’m trying to write–it makes me swollen with beauty and possibility, with honesty, but it doesn’t call up the urge to imitate.
April 26, 2011
The Millions Interview: Shaun Tan 2
by Paul Morton
Good picture books are meant to be read more than once in order to be properly understood, and the artist takes advantage of the brevity to insert layers of ideas, one on top of another, rather than set out along a linear string. (Warning: gorgeous Shaun Tan artwork inside)
April 12, 2011
The Millions Interview: Peter Mountford 4
by Caleb Powell
The world most people live in has more in common with The Office than, say, Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom!. But think of how uncommon it is to read a book about someone’s office job. Then count how often a debut author gets compared to Faulkner.
April 7, 2011
The Millions Interview: Karen Russell 7
by Brian Gresko
“I had a lot of fun writing Swamplandia! because it felt like I could juggle different kinds of worlds. And I feel like in life we’re all sort of operating in different registers all the time.”
