Memoirs Are Almost Impossible to Sell
Publishers are turning away from personal stories. Have readers stopped caring about each other’s lives?
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IYKYK: When Novels Speak a Language Only Part of the Internet Gets
Every time the names of products or microcelebrities appear in a book, they prick us like a targeted ad
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Undoing the Fairy Tale of Alice Munro
For years, I helped spread a glowing narrative about one of Canada’s most famous authors
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What’s the Point of Epigraphs Anyway?
Writers and readers alike love to argue about the quotations in the opening pages of their favourite books
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Why Rachel Kushner Writes Characters Without Morals
The acclaimed novelist talks vintage resellers, Paul Thomas Anderson, and her new book, Creation Lake
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Kevin Lambert Proves That Literature Can Still Be an Invigorating Slap in the Face
His elegant and vicious new novel tracks the fall of a good billionaire
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Who Knew What about Alice Munro?
An interview with editor Deborah Dundas on breaking the story
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Self-Diagnosis Is Making Memoir Too Predictable
The joy of reading memoir is to watch another mind puzzle through its inner mechanics. If the outcome is already decided, why bother?
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The Hidden Racism of Book Cover Design
The publishing industry’s troubling reliance on visual stereotypes
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