Happyland (novel)
Happyland is a satirical novel written by J. Robert Lennon about a town in upstate New York that is taken over by a doll maker. Some have interpreted the plot as an account of American Girl founder Pleasant Rowland's attempt to develop the village of Aurora, Cayuga County, New York, into a quaint tourism destination. The novel also features a women's college, very much like Rowland's alma mater Wells College and portrays it as a center of lesbian activity.
In 2006, Happyland was dropped by publisher W. W. Norton, which had previously published Lennon's book Mailman. Instead, it was published as a five-part serial in Harper's Magazine.[1]
External links
- Interview in the Aurora, NY local newspaper
- Report on Happyland in the Ithaca Times
- Aurora NY, the village that inspired Happyland
References
- ^ Donadio, Rachel (2006-08-27). "The Mystery of the Missing Novel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
