The Belles Lettres Papers: A Novel
Feb 2014 · Open Road Media
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DIVDIVThe everyday insanity of life at a fictional literary review/divDIV
The journal Belles Lettres has a long and storied history, which is what enticed young editor Frank Page over its threshold in the first place. But Frank did not anticipate the infighting, backstabbing, and utter oddity that are all business as usual at the respected magazine. Still, nothing can match Frank’s thrill at discovering a new literary phenom./divDIV
But the book industry seems to be on the decline. Integrity is going extinct as conglomerate giants gobble up smaller organs and trample innovation and daring into the muck of commerciality. At least Frank’s position gives him a front-row seat at the publishing world’s fight of the century, as deposed editorial icon Jonathan Margin takes on self-serving corporate overseer Newbold Press in an ink-splattered battle to the death./div/div
The journal Belles Lettres has a long and storied history, which is what enticed young editor Frank Page over its threshold in the first place. But Frank did not anticipate the infighting, backstabbing, and utter oddity that are all business as usual at the respected magazine. Still, nothing can match Frank’s thrill at discovering a new literary phenom./divDIV
But the book industry seems to be on the decline. Integrity is going extinct as conglomerate giants gobble up smaller organs and trample innovation and daring into the muck of commerciality. At least Frank’s position gives him a front-row seat at the publishing world’s fight of the century, as deposed editorial icon Jonathan Margin takes on self-serving corporate overseer Newbold Press in an ink-splattered battle to the death./div/div
About the author
DIVCharles Simmons is an American editor and novelist. His first book, Powdered Eggs, was awarded the William Faulkner Foundation Award for a notable first novel. His later works include The Belles Lettres Papers, Wrinkles, Salt Water, and An Old-Fashioned Darling. In addition to his writing, Simmons worked as an editor at the New York Times Book Review. He lives in New York City and Long Island./div
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