http://standpointmag.co.uk Welcome to the Standpoint magazine, the culture and politics monthly en /node/2811 <!--paging_filter--><p>Interesting article in today's <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/spare-me-the-misery-lit-says-orange-prize-judge-1922360.html">Independent interviewing Daisy Goodwin</a>, chair of the jury for this year's Orange Prize for Women's Fiction. She is utterly depressed by the amount of &quot;misery lit&quot; out there. <em>&quot;If I read another sensitive account of a woman coming to terms with bereavement, I was going to slit my wrists,&quot;</em> she says. <p><a href="/node/2811"><span>read more</span></a></p> /node/2811#comments Orange Prize for Fiction Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:50:56 +0000 Jessica Duchen 2811 at http://standpointmag.co.uk