In New York Magazine, critic Sam Anderson offers a list of this fall’s Most Anticipated Books. (We posted our own in July.)
New York Magazine Previews the Fall
Critical Texts
Louis Menand writes about why the women’s movement needed The Feminine Mystique (despite its shortcomings). You could also read a review of Rebecca Jo Plant’s Mom, which looks to The Feminine Mystique to understand why our culture blames mothers.
They’re So Tough
"I liked the war parts the most, but peace was fine. It was fine." It seems as though Trump has taken a liking to Tolstoy. Over at Electric Literature, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump makes book blurbs great again.
Blind Submissions
The editors of Apogee Journal have reserved themselves the right not to read submissions blindly. As they explain it, "Blind submissions don’t actually protect writers from the existing prejudices of editors, and they alone do not contribute to editors reading inclusively."
Lob One for Iain
Amidst the tragic news that Iain Banks has cancer, The Telegraph responds with a headline for the ages: “Iain Banks taught me that books can be a hand grenade"
Thomas Pynchon: The Video Game
"Inherent Vice . . . is like a novelization of Grand Theft Auto, claims Nerd World. And hey, they've got ten points of comparison to back it up, so you know it must be true. (via)
The Best of the Best
Theoretically, it pays to get a novel on Amazon’s best seller list. In reality, though, a bestselling novel doesn’t make as much in cold hard cash as you’d think.
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