[Ads-l] Quip: The New York Review of Each Other=?UTF-8?Q?=E2=80=99s_?=Books

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

The Quote Investigator article has now been updated. I added citations
for "The Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson" (1969) and "Intellectual
Skywriting" (1974).

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2021/01/24/review/

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Many thanks to James Eric Lawson who located some valuable citations
including the 1969 Goldman cite and the 1974 cite that suggested
Richard Hofstadter was the coiner of this phrase.
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For technical reasons it may take some time until the update is
publicly visible.
Garson

On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 4:22 PM James Eric Lawson <jel at nventure.com> wrote:
>
> Two more early citations for your collection:
>
> (1969) The tragedy of Lyndon Johnson, p 444
> Goldman, Eric Frederick
> https://archive.org/details/tragedyoflyndonj00gold/page/444/mode/2up
>
> '("The New York Review of Each Other's Books" was the current quip.)'
>
> In context, and considered in conjunction with Nobile's 1974 history of
> the publication in Intellectual Skywriting,
> https://archive.org/details/intellectualskyw0000nobi/page/28/mode/2up?q=%22new+york+review+of+each%22
> the mention suggests the Review's incestuous moniker emerged early, at
> least pre-1965, probably no later than 1963.
>
> (1970) 1968: a short novel, an urban idyll, five stories, and two trade
> notes, p 54
> Stern, Richard G.
> https://archive.org/details/1968shortnovelu00ster/page/54/mode/2up
>
> "...and The New York Review of (Each Other's) Books, XI, 2"
>
> The "short novel" was, if the book title is accurate, composed in 1968,
> but of course there was plenty of time for post hoc editing before the
> 1970 publication.
>
> On 1/24/21 9:00 AM, ADSGarson O'Toole wrote:
> > I received an anonymous request to explore the provenance of the
> > expression in the subject line. Barry Popik previously examined this
> > topic and found citations beginning on December 29, 1969:
> >
> > https://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/new_york_review_of_each_others_books
> >
> > Barry stated in his 2005 posting, "It is not known who coined the nickname".
> >
> > Here is a link to the Quote Investigator article:
> > https://quoteinvestigator.com/2021/01/24/review/
> >
> > I concluded that Alan Levy was the leading candidate for creator of
> > the quip based on the following 1968 citation.
> >
> > [ref] 1968, The Culture Vultures; Or, Whatever Became of the Emperor's
> > New Clothes? by Alan Levy, Part 2: The Careerists, Chapter 5:
> > Corruption of the Instinct: The Critics, Quote Page 184, G. P.
> > Putnam's Sons, New York. (Verified with scans) [/ref]
> >
> > [Begin excerpt]
> > The frighteningly articulate house organ of a self-promoting Manhattan
> > coterie, it could easily be renamed the New York Review of Each
> > Other's Books. And like many people who have chosen to dwell
> > intimately with the printed word, the New York Review clique maintains
> > a love-hate relationship with the art it serves.
> > [End excerpt]
> >
> > Feedback welcome
> > Garson O'Toole
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