A publishing "hot take" (in brief) - by Matthew Greene

Share a "hot take" about the book world, an opinion of yours that might be unpopular but is a hill you're willing to die on (at least for now).

A couple weeks ago, I took a nice, long train trip in two legs—New York to Chicago, then Chicago to Minneapolis. I must admit, one of my "happy places" in life is an Amtrak observation car where I can devour a good book while sipping snack bar chardonnay and munching on Skittles. (Underrated pairing, but I'm getting off the subject.) I'd packed a healthy ...