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Yay, The Slate Book Review
Exciting news for bibliophiles: Slate is launching the Slate Book Review, a monthly supplement "delivering reviews of the newest fiction and nonfiction; essays on reading, writing, and the great (and terrible) books of years gone by; author interviews; videos and podcasts; and much more." The first edition hits tomorrow, but if the pieces they've previewed so far ("Is Jonathan Franzen Too Sympathetic To His Female Characters?", "Huckleberry Finn: Two Schmucks on a Boat" and "Danielle Steel, American Proust") are any indication, this thing is going to be a rousing success.
Why haven't you guys reviewed it yet?
Oh… I thought they talked Slate into thinking it was contrarian by promising to publish only on Opposite Day.
True quote: "Well, here at Slate, we pride ourselves on going against the conventional wisdom."
No shit, Sherlock.
Thanks, you jerk.
@Dan Kois It's funny because Slate tends to stake out an apparently contrarian third position on every issue yet still embodies the American center-left.
I hope you will not think me contrary if I say that this looks really good!