I'm happy to report that 'The New Press' is still in business to this day. But not thanks to me. I was a really bad publishing intern. Lev Grossman badbusinessday Change image and share on social
When I left college I thought - based on a staggeringly inadequate understanding of how the world worked - that I might like to go into book publishing. Lev Grossman basebookcollege Change image and share on social
The novel is a highly corrupt medium, after all - in the end the vast majority of them simply aren't that great, and are destined to be forgotten. Lev Grossman corruptdestineend Change image and share on social
When it comes to true humility in the face of history, nothing beats complete silence. Lev Grossman beatcompleteface Change image and share on social
Being a writer can be isolating. It's good to be among readers and booksellers. Lev Grossman booksellergoodisolate Change image and share on social
My specialty as a collector is books that almost have value. When I love a book, I don't buy the first edition, because those have become incredibly expensive. But I might buy a beat-up copy of the second edition, third printing, which looks almost exactly the same as the first edition except that a couple of typos have been fixed. Lev Grossman beatbookbuy share on social
I've only read three books by Stephen King. When I was 10 I read 'The Long Walk,' one of his pseudonymous Bachman books. In my early 20s, while trapped on a family vacation, I read 'The Dark Half,' which taught me a word I have never forgotten: psychopomp. Now I have read '11/22/63.' Lev Grossman 20sbachmanbook share on social
I love rare books. Not that I own a lot of them, mind you. You couldn't quite call me a rare-book collector. But I did once work in a rare-books library, and I wrote a novel about a rare book. Lev Grossman bookcallcollector Change image and share on social
I studied the cello for a long time, from when I was little up through college. Lev Grossman cellocollegelong Change image and share on social
I'm not a Dickens guy. In grad school I had to take at least one course on the Victorians, so I took The Later Dickens, because that was what there was. Lev Grossman dickengradguy Change image and share on social