Publishers release “advance reader copies” or “galleys” of books for the New York Literary Elite to have before the masses and Oprah ruin them for you. Being spotted with some merits certain kinds of “status”…that we’re about to ruin. Yes, it’s that time again: former Gawker Weekend editor and New York Observer reporter Leon Neyfakh has named his 2009 summer “status galleys,” wherein he calls around the publishing industry to see what the hot new galleys to be seen with are.
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Gawker’s "Status Galley" Book Club: Joshua Ferris’ The Unnamed
