Morning Bites: Lev Grossman on novelist reviewers, on being a Gatsby, Ben Loory, and more

“When a critic writes a novel, it’s like one of those movies where the cop crosses the line and gets tossed in jail along with the people he put there,” he said. “There’s no question, writing fiction has changed the way I review.” – Lev Grossman (above) isn’t as into book review hatchet jobs as he once was.