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Zooming In: Literary fiction - dead or alive? – Ros & Shawn weigh in

 
What was literary fiction? by Dan Sinykin: thenation.com/article/culture/what-was-literary-fiction
The big idea: should we abolish literary genres? by Alex Clark:
theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/27/the-big-idea-should-we-abolish-literary-genres

Zooming In is a series on my channel featuring chats with bookish social media luminaries, writers, and readers. Each short episode features a conversation about a book-related article, podcast episode, etc. The playlist of all Zooming In episodes is here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQfTh913NXVUFqKCzGlTh8Ez.

Ros’s BookTube channel, Scallydandling about the books: youtube.com/@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711?si=inN64c8KsA20DfWf
@rosamunday_scallydandling on Instagram

 
Books mentioned:
Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens: goodreads.com/book/show/37703550-where-the-crawdads-sing
(My full review: youtube.com/watch?v=blnwR3oGpbQ&t=332s)
goodreads.com/book/show/18144590-the-alchemist?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=qbRdDjk3f8&rank=1
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
goodreads.com/book/show/18144590-the-alchemist
 
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
goodreads.com/book/show/28921.The_Remains_of_the_Day?ref=nav_sb_ss_3_8
 
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
goodreads.com/book/show/6334.Never_Let_Me_Go?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_18
 
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
goodreads.com/book/show/22522805-the-buried-giant?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=OKqd2YosZf&rank=1
 
Wolf Hall / Bring Up the Bodies / The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel
goodreads.com/book/show/52172741-wolf-hall-bring-up-the-bodies-the-mirror-and-the-light?ref=nav_sb_ss_5_11
 
Cecily by Annie Garthwaite
goodreads.com/book/show/55818511-cecily?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ZhoGAGmSfZ&rank=1
 
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
goodreads.com/book/show/58659343-our-wives-under-the-sea?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_12
 
Big Fiction: How Conglomeration Changed the Publishing Industry and American Literature by Dan Sinykin
goodreads.com/book/show/152263880-big-fiction?ref=nav_sb_ss_2_7
 
 
 
 
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