The things Ms. Wolitzer thinks about have grown larger over time, it seems, though her books remain driven by multilayered plots and the intricacies of people’s lives. Ms. Wolitzer remembers the day some boys at school bought one of Hilma’s novels and taunted her by reading aloud its racy fellatio interlude. Given that, was Ms. Wolitzer worried about her new title, “The Female Persuasion”? She has to work hard not to be distracted by the noise swirling outside in the air, she said. Ms. Wolitzer began “The Female Persuasion” three years ago.

Source: New York Times March 23, 2018 06:00 UTC