Person

Laura J. Miller

Bylines

The One Book That Explains Our Current Era Was Written 40 Years Ago

NYT pundits and NBA writers alike can't stop recommending this four-decade-old book.

by Laura J. Miller via Slate on March 25, 2025
American Horror Stories

It just might be the great American art form. You can thank the residents of Salem for that.

by Laura J. Miller via Slate on October 19, 2024
The Librarian Who Changed Children’s Literature Forever

They called her ACM, but never, ever, to her face.

by Laura J. Miller via Slate on August 5, 2016

Viewing 1–2 of 2

Black and white photo of Boston’s Old Corner bookstore (1900).

Bookselling Out

“The Bookshop” tells the story of American bookstores in thirteen types. Its true subject is not how bookstore can survive, but how they should be.

by Dan Sinykin via The Baffler on October 16, 2024

A printed advertisement for "The Bookman" depicting a fish reacting to "The Bookman" on a hook.

The Power of Flawed Lists

How "The Bookman" invented the best seller.

by Elizabeth Della Zazzera via Lapham’s Quarterly on July 27, 2020

brought to you by

© Bunk History