C. Max Magee’s entertaining literary blog with the unlikely name The Millions consistently serves up relevant book news and incisive commentary on selected new books. Touching on both the content of the books themselves and their significance within the culture at large, The Millions makes itself an indispensable read for the savvy book-blog aficionado. The Millions’ incredibly plain and unremarkable blog design harks back to the simplicity and text-only clarity of the earliest blogs, back in the mists of time — say, oh, three or four years ago. But hey — it’s only fitting that a blog about words has no need for distracting pictures.
Grade: A-