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For this episode we are joined by the one and only Liza Libes to discuss all things literature and publishing.
Summary of Episode 2:
Were men competing with Liza when they mobbed her for articulating similar ideas?
Peter drops the bomb: the literary world is mostly populated by leftist women
Liza discusses classical education and why it resonates more with older readers
Rachel mentions how rightwing literary men are sensitive about terms like “fedora”
Liza notes that her critics don’t understand her ideas and view her as a threat because they resent her
Liza thinks there should be more collaboration than competition in publishing
Peter and Rachel compare their literary scenes in California and New York
Raven discusses philosophy scenes and city identities
Are the status games in the art world the same as the literary world?
Liza on breaking into mainstream publishing through Substack
Liza has had agents tell her to just write genre fiction but doesn’t care to appeal to literary gatekeepers
The lack of originality in the publishing industry is a problem
Peter notes that most people aren’t even buying books anymore
Liza explains that most published fiction is ideologically driven
Raven knows that romance novels are basically just pornography
Rachel thinks anti-woke literature will become popular and utterly terrible
Liza discusses ChatGPT writing, students raised on AI-generated language, and the collapse of human intelligence
Peter wonders whether entirely new forms of media are replacing literature
Can we have sincerity and wholesomeness in these absurd times?
