Lev Grossman on His New Book, ‘The Bright Sword’

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( profile [Lev Grossman Takes His Time]( The author of The Magicians returns to adult fiction with The Bright Sword. It only took ten years and a transpacific move. Photo: Jeff Brown/ By most metrics, the author Lev Grossman’s life appeared to change irrevocably in 2009. After publishing two books in relative obscurity, he released The Magicians, a novel about troubled kids who get invited to a magic school and fall backward into another universe. It became a best seller, and the reviews were giddy. Two more successful books in the series followed; Hollywood adapted the trilogy into a hit TV show on Syfy. Grossman asserted his place as an important stakeholder in genre fiction, helping move it from the margins of publishing to where it is now — the financial center of the book world. By 2016, he was happily married with three children and had at last quit his magazine job to write full time. Grossman also announced he was feeling confident about his newest novel. It would revisit King Arthur’s England. [read more]( The Latest TV Recaps • Evil: [Lordy, Lordy, Look Who’s 40]( • The Boys: [Lee Harvey Oswald]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Shelley Duvall, Terrified Mom in The Shining, Dead at 75 Beyond Kubrick’s horror, the unforgettable actor starred in seven Robert Altman films.]( By Zoe Guy [Who’s the Grossest on The Boys This Week? A skin-shedding shape-shifter, fascist puppets, and a lovelorn octopus are only a few of the disgusting actors this week.]( By Keith Phipps [Who Are Claim to Fame’s Celeb Family Members? Our best wild — and educated! — guesses.]( By Marah Eakin [Mick Fleetwood Had a Rough Year So he would love it if Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham worked out their shit and did some “healing.”]( By Devon Ivie [The Discomforting Legacy of Wendy Torrance Shelley Duvall’s performance in The Shining is just one of the many bold, perplexing aspects of Stanley Kubrick’s beloved adaptation.]( By Bilge Ebiri [How Should Ellen DeGeneres Spend Her Retirement? The comedian announced during a recent stand-up tour stop that she plans to step away from the spotlight for good. But to do what?]( By Hershal Pandya [Kevin Hart Sued for Millions Over Allegedly Breached Sex-Tape Settlement Former friend J.T. Jackson claims the comedian failed to clear his name and fabricated evidence.]( By Zoe Guy [JoJo Siwa’s Inevitable Reality Show Is Happening From the same producer as Dance Moms.]( By Jason P. Frank [Yes, the ‘Hawk Tuah’ Girl Does Have Representation Now She signed with the Penthouse — and has already been cashing in.]( By Justin Curto [Eric Bogosian Would Get Naked for Interview With the Vampire He’d do anything for showrunner Rolin Jones, actually.]( By Rebecca Alter [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 28-Across, Four Letters: Wario-esque Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images, Noam Galai/TAS24/Getty Images, Nintendo [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a movie musical starring Queen Latifah? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Steve Granitz/WireImage, Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic, Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved