Lispenard Street is precious to Hanya Yanagihara fans.
They come to see where protagonist Jude spends the formative, troubled years of his early adulthood.
I’m a bit desperate for her to see a significance there.
To Paradise’s cover uses a painting by Hubert Vos.
“That’s amazing,” she says breathlessly.
“It has to mean something.”
But, she adds, there is no hidden significance behind her geographical decisions.
A map of the reimagined United States in To Paradise.EW
“I don’t even like New York,” she says with a laugh.
Yanagihara never sought out literary stardom.
To Paradiseis another meaty, emotionally-charged tale albeit entirely different in plot from its predecessor.
The Status Tote of the 2022 book world.instagram
“At what point does an individual stop thinking about society and the way we’re all linked?”
“And when we stop, what does it allow a strongman to step in and do?”
For this next chapter, the author will repeat some of her well-proven marketing tactics.
She was also one of the first people to tap into the power of merchandise in the literary space.
She borrowed the services ofT’s creative director Patrick Li to elevateParadise’s branded line.
“If you might provide them with that, it makes things more meaningful.
Plus, it’s just very fun to come up with different products and projects.”
There is one piece of constructive criticism that feels pertinent, however.
“Because it seems fairly easy to do.
I guess I have a bunch of very law-abiding fans.”
