The written word has a lot to answer for. From the moment Johannes Gutenberg introduced his marvellous printing press ...

Didion’s is captured in the many black-and-white photos of her that proliferate in the literary world, from tote bags to bookmarks to nearly every single cover of any book written about her.

Oates’s comment was swift and cutting — not entirely without reason, as the book world does remain ... Furthermore, young men should be reading Sally Rooney and Elena Ferrante.