September Preview: The Millions Most Anticipated (This Month)
September 5 by Zadie Smith [F] Smith returns with her first novel since 2016’s Swing Time. Her first work of historical fiction, The Fraud, is set against...
The Trevoeuvre in Review
In Conclusion… On September 21, 2021, I published the introduction to the William Trevor Reader here at The Millions. Today, I’m publishing the conclusion. For three...
What Was the Crack Epidemic?
Hiding in plain sight, the largely unexamined crack epidemic of the 1980s and early 1990s has much to teach us about current US drug policy, the...
Leonora Carrington’s New York Year
New York1941–1942 If Peggy Guggenheim had believed that leaving Lisbon would be a means of separating Max Ernst from Leonora Carrington, she realized as soon as...
The William Trevor Reader: “Kathleen’s Field”
This is it. Number 85 out of 85 in the Collected. The last one, the final boss: “Kathleen’s Field.” For two years, this title has hung...
‘The Librarianist’ Could Stand To Be Stranger
As Patrick deWitt’s The Librarianist rolls along, readers might wonder if the Canadian humorist has finally settled down to write a “normal” novel. DeWitt has made...
Alexandra Chang Is Compelled by Constraint
When I last interviewed 5 Under 35 honoree Alexandra Chang, we spoke about her debut novel, . This was in February of 2020. Our conversation could...
The Real Lambs Know: On ‘Why Mariah Carey Matters’
In one episode of the reality show Life After Death with Tyler Henry, which follows the titular clairvoyant medium as he travels the U.S., Henry quips...
Christian Writing Work: 6 Ways To Influence A Massive Market
If you are looking for Christian writing work, you’re on the cusp of joining a writing niche that is in no way small. The faith economy’s...
The William Trevor Reader: “Children of the Headmaster”
As I near the end of this project—one essay to go!—I find myself searching for simple truths about Trevor’s canon that I have not repeated ad...
