The Millions Top 10
Revisiting Vladimir Nabokov’s ‘Speak Memory’ During the Pandemic
Ryan Chapman recounts how Vladimir Nabokov’s Speak, Memory resonated with him during the pandemic and helped him navigate our new abnormal.
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Panel Mania: ‘My Broken Mariko’
In this eight-page excerpt, a young woman avenges a dead friend by stealing her ashes and embarking on a final journey to memorialize her life.
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Making Sense of Trauma: The Millions Interviews Melanie Abrams
Most writers have experienced some kind of trauma. Why else would we feel propelled to do this excruciating work if not partly to make sense of some of our wounds?
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Claudia Rankine on Seeking Shared Realities
Claudia Rankine discusses how her newest book of essays, poems, and images, Just Us: An American Conversation, does not seek out easy answers.
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An American Nightmare: The Millions Interviews Dave Eggers
For a liberal democracy, this is as far as we can go toward illiberal authoritarianism without completely breaking the American experiment.
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Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Clarke, Akhtar, Nemerever, and More
Our own Thomas Beckwith takes a look at the notable books publishing this week.
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Decoding Moments of Tension in Edith Wharton’s ‘The Age of Innocence’
Sam Jordinson reflects on the many moments of sexual tension found in Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocence.
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Writing, Always Writing: On Charles Baxter, Craft, and Aging
The sort of realism that I’ve practiced in the past isn’t adequate to the times we’re in.
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Baking Pies Inspired By Italo Calvino
Valerie Stivers takes on a literary baking challenge: crafting pies inspired by Italo Calvino, using ingredients culled from his books and family history.
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