Monday, February 11, 2002


Though Ann Beattie protests a bit too much in this piece on book tours--at points she makes it sound as if authors are hothouse flowers that wilt under attention--I found it amusing and interesting, especially the idea that the audience for "literary writers" is increasingly composed of those who wish to write or lead some kind of "writer's life", rather than simply being appreciators of good writing.


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