The Ever-Expanding Novel

Jeremy Anderberg notes that the average “popular and prize-winning novel” has consistently passed the 400-page mark for the past 40 years, while the average turn-of-the-century read was nearly half that length. He speculates: I think it’s largely the changing nature of consumers. Hardcover books are often expensive, regardless of length. As a consumer, I almost […]

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