This past Tuesday, I had the good fortune of being in conversation with Lev Grossman in at Word Bookstore in Brooklyn, New York for the paperback launch of his novel, The Magician King. If anyone ever has a chance to catch Lev speaking or reading live and in person, I can’t recommend the experience enough. He’s a smart guy who wears his geek credentials on his sleeve like it’s never been out of style. Grossman is in some ways what a young geek ought to always aspire to be: casually cool, but successful at geekery. When asked later in the evening about being a book reviewer for a living; Grossman joked, “I would be unemployable otherwise.” Below are a few more highlights from our conversation, including why Lev thinks Harry Potter wasn’t his hero.
[Read more. Mild spoilers for The Magicians and The Magician King]