At the San Francisco Chronicle, Stephen Elliott reminds readers to focus on the words.

And what about Henry Miller? Susan Sontag? The endlessly self-promoting Truman Capote? Or the ultimate narcissist-pundit, Norman Mailer? Is Ernest Hemingway a lesser writer because his subject was often himself?

For the good of culture and the survival of literature we need to refocus and celebrate what’s between the covers and immerse ourselves in the richness on the page. . .

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