The best books of the year of New York Times so far

This old thing?

It is true, which is generally recognized that a new internet platform focused on writing will lead to literary experiments … And the time of Substack has come. People publish fiction, posting their memoirs at one time at one time, writing book reviews and offering comments about the publishing industry. The fact that experimentation will happen is predictable in the best ways and can lead to truly innovative work – I do not fuck any of the people who Nicholas Conrad Profiles in New York A piece I connected above. But I would like to have a word with him about it:

The literary mainstream has always been shaped (for both better and worse) than brokerage institutions such as university programs for writing creativity, small magazines and newspaper reviews. Maybe Substack may have a similar era of influence, becoming a place where people gather for an affordable version of the literary community from the twenty -first century, cooperate with the formation of new readership and share their own high -speed experiments.

The literary mainstream Conrad refers to – shaped by creative writing programs, Indie magazines and divisions with newspapers – it has not existed in any agreed form for at least 20 years. It has been a total coincidence as long ago since the Web 2.0 launched the blog boom, which democratizes literary discourse and generate the first wave of indie ballots. If Substack ultimately serves as a new type of literary institution – one that encourages the community, cultivates sensitivity and rewards speed and low cost experiments. But let’s not pretend that we haven’t seen this before. Don’t tell me about the old magic, a child. I was there when it was written.

I missed Mother’s Day, but honestly, it’s never too late to summarize books for sophisticated mothers. Whatever “complicated” means to you, this list has a REC to ring your bells and give you a lot to speak in therapy.

Pulitzer drama was real

In the last episode of The Book Riot Podcast, Jeff and I enter the drama JamesPulitzer’s victory, John Litgou’s disappointing response to JK Rowling’s study and more book news. Plus, Sharif Williams joins us for the mini-books convoy for the new Kevin Wilson novel, Run for the Hills. Listen wherever you get your pods.