The Point of the Paperback 11

Here’s what I learned, after a month of talking to editors, literary agents, publishers, and other authors: A paperback isn’t just a cheaper version of the book anymore. It’s a makeover. A facelift. And for some, a second shot.

Conversations with Cocktails: Amor Towles' Rules of Civility 3

It’s reminiscent of Fitzgerald or Waugh, in that “what gay parties we all had in those days, until our inner demons simply couldn’t be repressed any longer” vein.

Tuesday New Release Day: Schwartz, Towles, Russell 0