Top Five Most Popular The Millions Posts of 2012

1. Our pair of Most Anticipated posts were popular among readers looking for something new to read. Our 2013 book preview is coming soon.

2. The Arcades Project: Martin Amis’ Guide to Classic Video Games: Mark O’Connell unearthed an obscure video gaming guide by Martin Amis, which proved to be a monumental exercise in cognitive dissonance. “Narrow that phalanx!”

3. Dashboard? More Like Bookshelf: Your Guide to Literary Tumblrs: The Millions debuted on Tumblr in late 2011 and Nick Moran helped us get acquainted with our new neighborhood by exploring the rich array of literary Tumblrs. He followed up with even more literary, Tumblr-y goodness a few months later.

4. Tolstoy or Dostoevsky? 8 Experts on Who’s Greater: Kevin Hartnett orchestrated a throwdown, asking eight scholars and avid lay readers to present their cases for Tolstoy or Dostoevsky as the king of Russian literature.

5. Our star-studded Year in Reading, with 74 participants naming 261 books, was a big hit across the internet.

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