http://www.themillions.com Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:52:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There's something for every lover of fiction coming in 2010, but, oddly enough, the dominant theme may be posthumous publication. Roberto Bolaño's relentless march into the canon has inured us to the idea of the bestseller from beyond the grave (and of course, for as long as there have ... http://www.themillions.com/2010/01/most-anticipated-the-great-2010-book-preview.html The end of another year (and decade) offers many amusements and diversions, chief among them the inevitable, retrospective lists. We made our own attempt in September, with our Best of the Millennium (So Far) series, which proved to be an instructive and contentious exercise. Among the chief arguments leveled ... http://www.themillions.com/2009/12/a-year-in-reading-2009.html At the beginning of the year, we noted that "2009 may be a great year for books." With the publishing schedule for the remainder of the year filled out, calling 2009 a great year for readers is now a certainty. If anything, 2009 is backloaded, with new titles ... http://www.themillions.com/2009/07/most-anticipated-rounding-out-2009-epic_01.html With the awarding of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award last week, the 2008/2009 literary award season is now over, which gives us the opportunity to update our list of prizewinners. Though literary prizes are arbitrary in many ways, our prizewinners post is compiled in the same spirit that one might ... http://www.themillions.com/2009/06/prizewinners-20082009_15.html This week at The Millions, we're attempting to gather some of our thoughts about the transformation of book coverage in the digital age. On Wednesday, Garth looked at the death of the newspaper book review section. Yesterday, Max considered the revenue problems facing literary websites... and the vices and virtues ... http://www.themillions.com/2009/04/future-of-book-coverage-part-iii-kindle_24.html This week at The Millions, we're attempting to gather some of our thoughts about the transformation of book coverage in the digital age. Yesterday, Garth looked at the death of the newspaper book review section. Today, Max considers the revenue problems facing literary websites... and the vices and virtues of ... http://www.themillions.com/2009/04/future-of-book-coverage-part-ii_23.html This week at The Millions, we're attempting to gather some of our thoughts about the ongoing transformation of literary journalism. Today, Garth looks at the death of the newspaper book section. Tomorrow, Max considers revenue options for literary websites, including affiliation with online booksellers. And on Friday, Max will hazard ... http://www.themillions.com/2009/04/future-of-book-coverage-part-i-rip-nyt_22.html **We're doing a version of this tour in May. Click here to get all the details.I. IntroductionBy the time our original "Walking Tour of New York's Independent Bookstores" hit the web in 2007, its first stop - the Gotham Book Mart - had closed its doors for good. As ... http://www.themillions.com/2009/03/islands-in-stream-our-tour-of-new-york_17.html The publishing industry (and every other industry) may be going down the tubes, but readers won't be wanting for good new books this year, I suspect. Readers will get their hands on new Pynchon, Atwood, Lethem, and Zadie Smith - those names alone would make for a banner year, ... http://www.themillions.com/2009/01/most-anticipated-2009-may-be-great-year_06.html Looking back through old posts at The Millions, one of my favorites is my post going through every New Yorker story in 2005. It was a somewhat grueling post to compile, but in the spirit of recent New Year's resolutions, also very rewarding. I spend a lot of ... http://www.themillions.com/2009/01/year-in-reading-new-yorker-fiction-2008_6815.html