Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures, by Emma Straub
by Jackie Reitzes
Emma Straub’s first novel is a paen to old Hollywood–both its heroines and its illusions.
Emma Straub’s first novel is a paen to old Hollywood–both its heroines and its illusions.
Does anyone actually believe that words can never hurt you? Come on, people—we’re writers. If there’s anything we believe in, it’s that words have power: to inspire, to move, and—yes, I’m afraid, to wound. “Mean” reviews (and their counterpart, “too nice” reviews) have been a topic of much discussion for the past few months, but things reached a frenzy this past week when the New York Times published a scathing double-review of Alix Ohlin’s new novel and collection, Inside and Signs and Wonders. Writers everywhere jumped up to defend Ohlin, defend Giraldi, and question whether harsh reviews have a place […]
