The Curious Case of Madeline Cash's Lost Lambs
This is not so much a review of the book (there are plenty of those) as it is of Cash’s PR team, which is the real work of art here. How does an author rise from obscurity to the upper echelons of English literature—replete with comparisons to Franzen and Pynchon—in the space of one book? And are those comparisons merited?
23 hours ago1 min read
Jennette McCurdy's Half His Age: The Problem with the Problematic Age Gap Novel
We admire the nerve but sniff at the buried lede: Jennette McCurdy’s Half His Age noses around the scandalous fringe of the age-gap genre and then retreats, leaving the real abyss unexplored, revealing its speciesist bent.
Feb 51 min read
The Washington Post's Books Section is Dead. Long Live The Washington Post's Books Section (Because they mentioned The Meow Library).
According to Business Insider, Jeff Bezos' Washington Post has eliminated their dedicated book-reporting staff as part of a massive layoff. The implications for the book trade are massive: their pioneering coverage of The Meow Library introduced thousands of readers to the international bestseller Meow: A Novel and traced the harrowing genesis of our growing catalogue. We also believe they covered other books.
Feb 41 min read
Can Wuthering Heights Withstand Another Adaptation?
Why the latest adaptation of Wuthering Heights might be the worst yet.
Feb 31 min read
