Why Does It Drive Literary Types Nuts That It’s The Attractive Novelists Who Get Promoted? This Is Why

“Somehow every time it gets reported (every six or seven years or so) it is always received as a disgusting revelation. … I hear you protest. I concur: It sucks that this matters. And most people in publishing think it sucks, too, I assure you. … Given how pervasive the imperatives of celebrity culture are, why are we so surprised by this?” Laura Miller has the likely answer.