Ah Amy what a delight to read this, this is so thoughtful and nuanced and I agree with everything you wrote! I felt the same about the exclusive holographic Murakami book covers that were doing the rounds a few months ago - it is a sad paradox when publishers and influencers commodity books so much that it actually puts them in conflict with the themes of the books themselves and the whole point of reading - to feel connected to others... It's sad that this way of life and 'influencing' has become so much the norm that it's now the default.
What a thoughtful, well written essay. I’m a big fan of her work but I have to agree that the Sally Rooney frenzy is a bit over the top at the moment. What I wonder is how much control an author has over how their book is marketed. Did she have a say in all the merch and premiers?
Wow thank you!! I also wondered this, and I imagine as an author/artist you don't have much say in how the marketing and publicity of your book is handled. I wonder if Sally Rooney even knows about all the merch and social media frenzy!
Ah Amy what a delight to read this, this is so thoughtful and nuanced and I agree with everything you wrote! I felt the same about the exclusive holographic Murakami book covers that were doing the rounds a few months ago - it is a sad paradox when publishers and influencers commodity books so much that it actually puts them in conflict with the themes of the books themselves and the whole point of reading - to feel connected to others... It's sad that this way of life and 'influencing' has become so much the norm that it's now the default.
What a thoughtful, well written essay. I’m a big fan of her work but I have to agree that the Sally Rooney frenzy is a bit over the top at the moment. What I wonder is how much control an author has over how their book is marketed. Did she have a say in all the merch and premiers?
Wow thank you!! I also wondered this, and I imagine as an author/artist you don't have much say in how the marketing and publicity of your book is handled. I wonder if Sally Rooney even knows about all the merch and social media frenzy!