The Novel as Network: Forms, Ideas, Commodities engages with the
contemporary Anglophone novel and its derivatives and by-products such
as graphic novels, comics, podcasts, and Quality TV. This collection
investigates the meaning of the novel in the larger system of
contemporary media production and (post-)print culture, viewing the
novel through the lens of actor network theory as a node in the novel
network. Chapters underscore the deep interconnection between all the
aspects of the novel, between the novel as a (literary) form, as an
idea, and as a commodity. Bringing together experts from American,
British, and Postcolonial Studies, as well as Book, Publishing, and
Media Studies, this collection offers a new vantage point to view the
novel in its multifaceted expressions today.