The writer F. Scott Fitzgerald considered, among other things, in this letter with his editor, Maxwell Perkins, to alternate name for his novel ‘The Great Gatsby.’Â He was leaning towards: “Gold-hatted Gatsby”
Monthly Archives: July 2012
How Much Does a Review in the NY Times Book Review Matter?
The front page of the New York Times Book Review has always been—and continues to be—a much coveted spot for authors and publishers alike. But just how much does a Book Review cover affect a book’s sales in today’s publishing climate
PW found that the Gray Lady still has influence in the minds of readers, though not nearly on a big enough scale to seriously alter a book’s fortunes…
The Great American Novel: We’ve been looking for one since the 1860s. Why?
The concept of the GAN (Great American Novel) seems to have been born in the late 1860s. In an 1868 TheNation essay, Civil War veteran John William DeForest—himself an aspiring GAN-ist—described the GAN as “the picture of the ordinary emotions and manners of American existence,†a work that painted “the American soul.â€
The Great American Novel: Fitzgerald, Wharton, Morrison on the search. – Slate Magazine.