For all you starry-eyed wanna-be writers out there, Louis Menand discusses a new book about literary prizes in his article, All that Glitters, in this week’s New Yorker. Literary prizes have grown in number since the 1970’s. They tend to go to the established writers more than anyone else, and, most of all, they are a tool to sell books. Are they rigged? The article gives this question lengthy consideration.