New Book by Bard Alumna Keziah Weir ’13 Reviewed in the New York Times

The Mythmakers, the debut novel by Bard alumna Keziah Weir ’13, was reviewed in the New York Times. The book, which follows the story of a young journalist searching for redemption and meaning in the midst of her crumbling career, is a fresh addition to the category of self-reflective fiction about writers which explores various facets of appropriation, plagiarism, and the adoption of others’ personal experiences. “Some of us… have an insatiable appetite for stories that grapple with these issues,” writes Jean Hanff Korelitz for the New York Times. “I am happy to report that Keziah Weir’s assured first novel, The Mythmakers, is a laudable addition to a reading list that already includes such standouts as Meg Wolitzer’s The Wife, Karen Dukess’s The Last Book Party, Andrew Lipstein’s Last Resort, and R.F. Kuang’s new novel, Yellowface. In The Mythmakers, most of the relevant offenses surround a recently deceased novelist named Martin Keller as a young journalist sets out to investigate a simple act of appropriation and finds something far more complex.”
 

Post Date: 06-13-2023