Let Us Now Praise Famous Profiles
Editor Wanted
A highly sought after editor position is about to open up. Philip Gourevitch is relinquishing the helm of the Paris Review. Perhaps I'll throw my hat in the ring. Gourevitch wants to spend more time on his writing.
Finish Your Novel
Sunil Yapa shares his ideas on how to find the time and money to finish a novel. Pair with Janet Potter's Millions guide on finding the perfect title for that book in your drawer.
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Full Stop Goes Partisan
Here's a year-end series with some sharp teeth. In the spirit of The Partisan Review's provocative questionnaire from 1939, Full Stop is asking dozens of writers "specifically political questions". The series began yesterday with Marilynne Robinson.
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Tuesday New Release Day: Choi, Aw, Zambrano, Roth, Banville
New this week: My Education by Susan Choi, Five Star Billionaire by Tash Aw, Loteria by Mario Alberto Zambrano, The Unknowns by Gabriel Roth, and a new edition of a previously hard to come by early collection of stories by John Banville, Long Lankin. Stay tuned for our big second-half preview with many, many more anticipated books, coming in less than a week.
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