The big idea: should we abolish literary genres?
Briefly

In those days historical fiction wasn't respectable or respected, she recalled. It meant historical romance.
I wanted to find a novel I liked, about the French Revolution. I couldn't, so I started making one.
Genre is a confining madness; it says nothing about how writers write or readers read, and everything about how publishers, retailers and commentators would like them to.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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