Enough of the Literary It Girl

Flat Earth, the debut novel published this month by Anika Jade Levy, is the latest entry in a genre that purports to capture the experience of young, elite, female, internet-poisoned New York. Such books are generally written by young women in the “downtown lit scene,” with forerunners including Paradise Logic, by Sophie Frances Kemp, and My First Book, by Adderall-abusing pandemic-era podcast star Honor Levy.