Tag Archives: The Millions

Ethan Canin, A Doubter’s Almanac

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Ellen Akins

A Doubter’s Almanac by Ethan Canin (who’s very good, and, as Elaine May, doing her nagging mother routine, would say, that man is a DOCTOR), which I reviewed for the Minneapolis Star Tribune prompted a few further thoughts about what privileged knowledge means … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Novels of the Millennium: A Work in Progress

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Ellen Akins

Interesting to see how BBC Culture‘s list of the “12 Greatest Novels of the Millennium (So Far)“–compiled from lists submitted by “several dozen book critics” compares with the list(s) the people at The Millions (“experts” v. “readers”) came up with at … Continue reading →

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