Granta Picks New Editor; American Novelists Issue Lands Granta has selected Jason Cowley as the new editor of the magazine, taking over from Ian Jack in September. Cowley runs the Observer Sports Monthly, and was previously literary editor of the New Statesman for five years. He has also served as a Booker and Whitbread judge. He says, “My challenge is to ensure that it plays a major role in the culture at large while continuing to publish writing of the highest distinction and introducing new voices.” Meanwhile, though the Granta list of best young American novelists was announced a while […]
