Nov 25 2018
The New York Times explores the increasingly porous borders between writing novels and writing for television:
In a world in which some of our more successful or esteemed novelists — Margaret Atwood, Gillian Flynn, George R.R. Martin, Salman Rushdie, Kevin Kwan, Neil Gaiman, Tom Perrotta, Noah Hawley, A.M. Homes, Jonathan Ames, Megan Abbott and David Benioff, to name only a few — have written or are writing for the small screen, literary academia has less reason than ever to be sheepish about preparing its charges for the solaces of a healthy paycheck. Green, a Writer’s Workshop graduate herself, said, "I hope it doesn't take away from writers practicing their art. There's quality work on TV now. It’s not as shameful to write for it as it once was." The Writers’ Workshop’s Chang said, "Seriously, I don’t hear any grumbling and I don't think it's going to dilute our brand." ...
The Funeral Cryer by Wenyan Lu
Debut novelist Wenyan Lu brings us this witty yet profound story about one woman's midlife reawakening in contemporary rural China.
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