american-scholar

The Problem With "Brooklyn Principles" And "Brooklyn Books Of Wonder"

Choire · 09/19/07 11:30AM

There's a totally insane assault on Brooklyn writers—yes, nearly all of them! Jonathan Safran Foer and Nicole Krauss and even the Brooklyn writers who actually live in Manhattan, such as Ben Kunkel—in the Autumn issue of the American Scholar. It's notable for the sheer intensity of its hatred.