Recent Articles
March 1, 2010
The Millions Top Ten: February 2010 0
by C. Max Magee
Cloud Atlas keeps the top spot. Reality Hunger debuts.
February 27, 2010
Father, Son, and Silver Screen: David Gilmour’s The Film Club 1
by Andrew Saikali
With a novelist’s attention to detail and a film buff’s ear for dialogue, this is a gripping tale of a father and son.
February 26, 2010
Joy of Cooking: A Novel Experience 11
by Sarah McCoy
The truth is, I read cookbooks like novels. Cover to cover, page by page, the dedication, the acknowledgments, the indexes: I devour everything.
February 25, 2010
Rooster Starter Kit 3
by C. Max Magee
The Morning News Tournament of Books is around the corner (less than two weeks away, in fact) and readers can now download the bracket (pdf), print it out, and start scribbling in their picks. Along with the bracket, Andrew Seal offers up an array of intriguing statistics from past tournaments. So, now that you can [...]
February 25, 2010
Haiti: A Love Poem 0
by Garth Risk Hallberg
Our friend Nelly Lambert, who spent several years in Haiti growing up, offers the country a love poem.
February 25, 2010
In Our Parents’ Bookshelves 38
by Kevin Hartnett
Even a megabyte seems bulky compared to what can be conveyed in the few cubic feet of a bookshelf. What other vessel is able to hold with such precision, intricacy, and economy, all the facets of your life