The Waves: How Gone Girl Changed Publishing
On this week\u2019s episode of The Waves, Slate staff writer Heather Schwedel is joined by Slate books and culture columnist Laura Miller on the ten year anniversary of Gillian Flynn\u2019s Gone Girl. They talk about the initial reaction to Gone Girl,\xa0why the twists packed such a punch, and the enduring impact of the famous \u201ccool girl\u201d speech. Then they explore why, despite many books proclaiming to be so, there has never really been another Gone Girl.\n\nIn Slate Plus, Laura takes Heather behind the scenes of book blurbs.\xa0\n\nRecommendations:\nHeather: The Palace Papers by Tina Brown\nLaura: TV series Redemption, available on BritBox\n\xa0\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Shannon Palus and Alicia Montgomery.\xa0\nSend your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices