Will Self, Sally Rooney, and the problem of male-to-female criticism
You’ve heard it before, and probably enough times, an older white male writer chastises a younger white female writer for her success. But is it possible for legitimate criticism to lay… Read more »
What’s in a prize? British authors rally to slam the Booker’s ruling to allow American authors to participate
This year, Paul Beatty won the Man Booker Prize with his novel The Sellout. And while sales have soared, with independent bookshop chain Foyles having just picked it as their… Read more »
Famous authors (except Martin Amis) promise immortality via charity auction
“Crowd” is the prefix of the moment. Crowdfunding. Crowdsourcing. Crowdediting. Crowded House. Which is probably because it takes less time to say than “tragedy of the commons.” All of these… Read more »
MFA vs LDN: the “viral contagion” of creative writing courses in Britain
The publishing industry was yesterday coming to terms with a fact many of us have known to be true for quite some time now: there are a hell of a… Read more »
Will Self: The novel is definitely dead this time
Writing for The Guardian, Will Self asserts the imminent marginalization of the novel in a piece called “The novel is dead (this time it’s for real).” “Here we go again,”… Read more »
How many books does the Booker sell?
A summary of sales bumps in relation to the prize… Read more »