Laura Miller may be right that meta is on the rise, but the conceit is far from new.

The Guggenheim, for one, was watching, said Laura Miller, its director of visitor services.

"The prose is so hard-boiled you could chip a tooth on it," Laura Miller wrote here in 2001.

"Spence has a canny eye and a pointed sense of humor," Laura Miller said here in 1998.

"Sometimes I find him out here at 5 in the morning, gardening away," said his wife, Laura Miller, a writer and graphic designer.

We agreed, with Laura Miller, that it could not.

The former journalist, Laura Miller, is leading in the polls by nearly 10 percentage points.

"How much do you know about Laura Miller?"

Laura Miller gives it a try.

Laura Miller is a frequent contributor to the Book Review.

Laura Miller may be right that meta is on the rise, but the conceit is far from new.

The Guggenheim, for one, was watching, said Laura Miller, its director of visitor services.

"The prose is so hard-boiled you could chip a tooth on it," Laura Miller wrote here in 2001.

"Spence has a canny eye and a pointed sense of humor," Laura Miller said here in 1998.

"Sometimes I find him out here at 5 in the morning, gardening away," said his wife, Laura Miller, a writer and graphic designer.

We agreed, with Laura Miller, that it could not.

The former journalist, Laura Miller, is leading in the polls by nearly 10 percentage points.

"How much do you know about Laura Miller?"

Laura Miller gives it a try.

Laura Miller is a frequent contributor to the Book Review.