The pressure on writers to write the next bestseller, and the Japanese film Demon Slayer

There’s a mounting pressure on writers to turn their debut books into bestsellers, but it hasn’t always been this way. The Walrus writer Tajja Isen and author Jen Sookfong Lee join Elamin to talk about how publishers are relying on incomplete data to predict the next big thing, instead of investing in the development of a writer’s craft.Plus, one of the biggest movies of the year is ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle.’ Based on a popular Japanese manga series, the anime movie has made more money worldwide than Superman or any of the Marvel movies this year. Freelance critic and anime fan Ana Diaz chats with Elamin about why Demon Slayer is sweeping the box office. Fill out our listener survey here. We appreciate your input!