Make it Simple
Monday, January 19, 2009
At the consistently wonderful Readerville, we can today ponder the 2008 international fiction bestsellers, in which Khaled Hosseini ranks first and Stephenie Meyer fourth, Jodi Picoult twelfth, Lauren Weisberger seventeenth.
In the Guardian story that presents the list (and that Readerville links to), Philip Jones, the managing editor of the Bookseller's website, offers up this explanation: "They are all telling fairly simple, universal stories. From vampires to evil businessmen to wizards, these are recognisable tropes."
Note to self: Find yourself a recognizable trope.
