Thursday, July 31, 2014

5 Great Midwestern Novels You May Have Missed & The Unfortunate Publication of Three New J.D. Salinger Stories

5 Great Midwestern Novels You May Have Missed

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We’ve talked about how great the Midwest is for writers today, but from Hemingway’s Michigan to Bellow’s Chicago and Cather’s Nebraska, the region has always provided readers with plenty of great literature over the years. Since this week marks the birthday of Indiana’s own Booth Tarkington, we thought of a few novels from the region that you may have overlooked, and should consider placing on your bookshelf alongside Augie March and Sister Carrie. … Read More
You Get What You Pay For: The Unfortunate Publication of Three New J.D. Salinger Stories

You Get What You Pay For: The Unfortunate Publication of Three New J.D. Salinger Stories

As we mentioned briefly yesterday, small publisher Devault-Graves realized that the rights to three J.D. Salinger stories from the 1940s — “The Young Folks,” “Go See Eddie” and “Once a Week Won’t Kill You” — were up for grabs, so the publisher pulled off an unlikely literary coup, and purchased the rights to publish them. It’s a bold move, one that will surely net some bucks for a publisher whose stated mission is “converting backlisted books into ebooks through two imprints.” The only problem is that the stories themselves aren’t very good. … Read More

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