Announcing the 2019 Man Booker International Prize Shortlist
The Man Booker International Prize honoring the finest works of translated fiction from around the world released its shortlist yesterday, narrowing down the list from 13...
7 Haunted Civil War Books
When I was in high school my government class went on a trip to Washington D.C. We made the requisite tourist stops at Jefferson’s Monticello and...
Meet the People Who “Drank the Kool-Aid” (And Why We Should Stop Saying That)
With a toddler around, it takes me longer these days to finish books than it used to. But I blew through Julia Scheeres’s 2011 nonfiction book, A...
What’s ONCE UPON A TIME in Tamil? Story Starters Around the World
Anyone who grew up reading in English is probably familiar with the story starting formula that opens most folktales: “Once upon a time.” Often, story starters...
10 Must-Read Essay Collections by Women
This list of essay collections by women is sponsored by I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott. In this memoir-in-essays full of spot-on observations about...
3 on a YA Theme: YA Books Set in the 1970s
This list of books set in the 1970s is sponsored by Roar, an imprint of Lion Forge. After stepping on a crack and breaking her mother’s back, Alex...
Giveaway: TRUST EXERCISE by Susan Choi
This giveaway is sponsored by Henry Holt, publisher of Trust Exercise by Susan Choi. Available now wherever books are sold. The new novel by Pulitzer Prize finalist...
SparkNotes Twitter Account Out Here Winning: Critical Linking, April 10, 2019
Sponsored by –The Fall of Crazy House Following in the footsteps of mid-’90s Baz Luhrmann, SparkNotes—y’know, the people who sell English class study aids—is trying to...
The Millions Top Ten: March 2019
We spend plenty of time here on The Millions telling all of you what we’ve been reading, but we are also quite interested in hearing about...
5 Tips for Writing a Young Adult Fiction Book
Writing a fiction novel is the ultimate goal for many aspiring authors today. In doing so, you essentially create your own characters with unique backstories and...
