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The Death of the Artist: How Creators Are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech

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William Deresiewicz was an associate professor of English at Yale University until 2008 and is a widely published book critic. His reviews and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, The Nation, Bookforum, and The American Scholar. He was nominated for National Magazine awards in 2008 and 2009 and the National Book Critics Circle's Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing in 2010.

Wlliam Deresiewicz is an award-winning essayist and critic, a frequent college speaker, and the best-selling author of Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life. He taught English at Yale and Columbia before becoming a full-time writer in 2008.

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Michelle Kaiser

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January 20, 2023

Tough read, but a good one. We need more ladders and shelters for artists to climb and grow in. I think I was particularly struck by how much of our art culture is now the territory of people supported by their parents' money. No wonder I can't relate!