Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Wilkerson, Emezi, Simon, and More
Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from the likes of Isabel Wilkerson, Akwaeke Emezi, our own Ed Simon, and more—that are publishing this week.
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The Millions Top 10
The Childhood Writing of the Brontë Sisters
Mel Sherwood takes a closer look at the first writing by the Brontë sisters, whose literary talents were apparent from an early age.
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August Preview: The Millions Most Anticipated (This Month)
August brings titles from Helen Macdonald, Zadie Smith, Raven Leilani, Ali Smith, our own Ed Simon, and a whole lot more.
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Landlines, as Seen in Nabokov, Kafka, and More
Sophie Haigney bids farewell to the presence of landlines in literature, which have made important appearances in the work of Vladimir Nabokov, Franz Kafka, Muriel Spark, and more.
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Panel Mania: ‘Paying the Land’
In his new book, acclaimed comics journalist Joe Sacco pays a visit to the Dene and other Indigenous people in their vast homelands in Canada’s Northwest Territories near the arctic circle.
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Kent Russell’s Long March
Russell's new book is sure to make readers foam all over again. Not because it’s a bad book, but because it is wildly uneven—with flashes of brilliance bogged down by half-baked analysis and muddy writing.
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Sigrid Nunez on Rejection and the Writer’s Life
Sigrid Nunez says being comfortable with rejection is a prerequisite for making a living as a writer.
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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s Rising Star
The minute that I realized that I was writing for Ugandans, I didn’t have to be careful of what to say or how to write. Everything was on the table.
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Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Li, Bender, Smith, and More
We take a look at some notable books—including titles from Yiyun Li, Aimee Bender, and Zadie Smith—that are publishing this week.
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Inclusions and Omissions in Edith Wharton’s Library
Who's included in the sprawling library at Edith Wharton's estate in Lenox, Massachusetts? And who's excluded?
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