Lapsed City Traders, Murderous Chefs, and the Search for Africa’s Disgraced Bard: Five Books to Read Now
It’s become a habit among publishing professionals (or anyone with the faintest stated allegiance to literature, for that matter) to treat “true” books as an endangered species, an odd if cherished relic destined sooner or later to obsolescence. This might have less to do with any real, imminent threat (readers don’t seem to be disappearing…