this is the first book list i've read that... actually lists interesting books and not just some usual suspects. wow very excited for what's to come themillions.com/2024/07/most-a…

You may be familiar with the work of Paul Theroux, Louis Theroux, Justin Theroux, Marcel Theroux, and maybe even Peter Theroux. But real heads get their literary highs from the work of Alexander Theroux, which I wrote about for The Millions in 2010: themillions.com/2010/06/lingui…

See? Even The Millions has Gayl Jones’s new novel, THE UNICORN WOMAN, on their #SummerReads roundup. You know what that means. 😉 buff.ly/45NPK4z

Bringing back this oldie but goodie about being a teacher from Nick Ripatrazone. Read it my first year of teaching and it made me happy about the decision I’d made. Wish there were more like it. themillions.com/2014/05/55-tho…

There’s a reason why Imani Perry calls Gayl Jones “one of the most versatile and transformative writers of the 20th century.” You’ll see when her new novel, THE UNICORN NOVEL, comes out next month! H/T: The Millions #SummerReads buff.ly/45NPK4z

ICYMI. I published an essay in The Millions on why being a translator helped me (and Bruna Dantas Lobato, Jenny Croft, & Idra Novey) become better fiction writers. Read it here: buff.ly/4bP6nPa

The Art of the Epigraph themillions.com/2014/06/the-ar…

How the World’s Most Famous Book Was Made by The Millions #WilliamShakespeare themillions.com/2023/11/how-wo…

Congratulations to Yael van der Wouden, whose debut novel 'The Safekeep' has been longlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize! themillions.com/2024/05/yael-v…

On James Baldwin's 100th birthday, thinking about this affecting piece on Baldwin from 10 years ago. themillions.com/2014/03/multip…

cmaxmagee I still like this one too. themillions.com/2008/08/happy-…

Happy US publication day to Elias Canetti's The Book Against Death. Back in May I wrote about it for The Millions themillions.com/2024/05/elias-…

"If your literary project is taking a long time, do not despair, for you are in august company. East of Eden took John Steinbeck twelve years." themillions.com/2024/03/the-vi…

“Treat writing like your lifeblood instead of your livelihood.” — Ted Genoways themillions.com/2017/05/why-li… #WritingCommunity #writerslift #writers #authors #slushpile #literature #FreelanceLife #freelance

Maxwell Neely-Cohen on video games and lit themillions.com/2014/04/appeti…

Absolutely staggered by this comparison. Of course. Of course, they're both the same shade of heartbreaking, violent, beautiful. Of course. themillions.com/2015/01/is-jes…

I see I've got some catching up to do on Lynne Tillman, who's put out a novel, a short story collection, and what I suppose we could call an essay collection since I explored the "Tillmanverse" for The Millions in 2011: themillions.com/2011/04/smirki…

Happy pub day to my dear, X-less friend Amy Reading! As The Millions says, “Put the kettle on—or better yet, pour a classic gin martini—in preparation for this one, which underscores the many women authors White championed."

"it’s weird because as a kid I was incredibly phobic...As I grew older, I learned to master those fears. But the thing is: how do you keep those fear responses as something useful as opposed to something that’s debilitating?" themillions.com/2021/09/an-emb…

Herscht 07769 is one of my favorite books published this year! It's also tied for my favorite Krasznahorkai alongside Seiobo, thanks again to ottilie mulzet @ottiliemulzet.bsky.social's indefatigable work. I wrote a ecstaticly about the new tome over at The Millions this summer: themillions.com/2024/07/most-a…