Go MIdwest: the new American literary hot spot

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In Flavorwire, Jason Diamond praises literature of Ohio (and the other parts of the country sandwiched between the two coasts):

• Go Midwest, Young Writer: Why the Middle of the Country (Not Brooklyn) Is the Future of American Literature

"How can you think so little of the middle west when you take into consideration everything that is coming out of places like Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, and Iowa? The writers... lit journals like PANK, the presses like Graywolf, Two Dollar Radio, Curbside Splendor, Dzanc, and Hobart — all of these things make it hard to deny that the Midwest has become a region of serious literary importance. Combine all that with the fact that the cities are actually livable, and it might not be long until you start seeing trend pieces declaring places like Giffels’ Akron the new American literary hot spot."