Mbdlevin@aol.com
Tue, 9 Nov 1999 01:18:53 EST
Etienne writes:
<< editors are biasing most of the "profile" of
would-be success mysteries they tend to publish
lately. >>
There has been some speculation about the lack of favor shown
the hard-boiled in the publishing industry. Is this generally
true in Europe/Canada as well as the U.S. (sorry if I offend
in my placement of Canada)? A few things: in the U.S., there
has been a lot of hue and cry lately (and always, I suppose)
about morality and art (with Hollywood taking knocks, TV,
etc.)...maybe this trickles down to publishing--particularly
when, I think, a large market for hard-covered crime/mystery
is libraries (someone correct me on this one). I wonder too
if some hard-boiled sneaks through as "literary"
thriller--depends on the house. I'm thinking of, say, Knopf
doing "God is a Bullet" or Pantheon (?) doing "Miami
Purity."
Doug
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