Fans of genre fiction unite! In an interview with Vulture, mystery novelist Laura Lippman has some strong opinions on cultural treatment of successful crime novels:
"[I]t suggests that genre in and of itself is a limitation. And then you can’t win. I guess I feel that with all genre novels — and crime is treated the best out of all of them — but basically, at the moment that any genre book is deemed a literary success, it’s like the cutest kid in the orphanage. Suddenly Daddy Warbucks arrives and takes it by the hand. Now you’re an heiress! We’re going to anoint you as literary fiction. You’re not genre fiction because you’re really good."
You should definitely click here to read the rest of the article.
Or, click here for Lippman's excellent audiobooks.
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