Once a decade, Franzen (author of The Corrections, which I love) publishes a novel, and you can be sure it’s going to be worth paying attention. A whole year ago the New Yorker published a lengthy extract from the new one to be published late this year, and I didn’t even know. I’m looking forward to reading it.

http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2009/06/08/090608fi_fiction_franzen?printable=true