The Rise of the Non-Fiction Author? Maybe not.

The New York Times published a shocking statistic two days ago: until this most recent issue of The Paris Review, summer edition; Joan Didion had been the only non-fiction writer included in that publication’s famed interview series, (which if you don’t know it is well worth looking up). The newest addition to this exclusive club is Gay Talese.

Mr. Talese addresses this gap, telling The Paris Review’s interlocutor, Katie Roiphe: “Nonfiction writers are second-class citizens, the Ellis Island of literature. We just can’t quite get in.”

Why do you think non-fiction authors have been excluded? Post your comment below.