literary

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/good-riddance-to-literary-fiction/

https://www.craftliterary.com/craft-novelette-print-prize-2025/

The distinction between literary and genre fiction is stupid and pernicious. It dates back to a feud between Robert Louis Stevenson and Henry James. James won, and it split literature into two streams. But it's a totally false dichotomy. George R. R. Martin

“One of the disadvantages of literary awards is the fact that authors are writing to please a book award committee, rather than to spread the message of love, tolerance, peace, and serve humanity.” Mouloud Benzadi

I've recently started to try and break down genre a little more and am finding it harder than anticipated. Is there a quick way to identify a book's genre? On Amazon, for example, there are so many filters and categories (Best Sellers, New Releases, etc) that it's hard to see where a novel...

A literary agent is nothing but a cheap salesman (or woman); while a writer is a cheap salesman (or woman) who also has to actually write the books. John Hodgman