MacKenzie Scott’s First Novel in 13 Years Is Being Called ‘Baffling’—and Critics Are Left Asking What Message She’s Trying to Send

MacKenzie Scott’s Substack Novel Can’t Escape the Amazon Juggernaut

Scott’s decision to self-publish could be seen as a protest against her ex-husband’s company—or as a sign of how profoundly it’s altered the publishing landscape. Rhoda Feng writes.

MacKenzie Scott's first novel in 13 years is being called 'baffling'—and critics are left asking what message she's trying to send

The billionaire philanthropist who’s donated $26 billion gave away Last Days in Two Nations for free on Substack, noticeably not on Amazon.

MacKenzie Scott’s first novel in 13 years is being called ‘baffling’—and critics are left asking what message she’s trying to send

MacKenzie Scott isn’t like many billionaire philanthropists. She’s given away more than $26 billion while saying almost nothing in public. So when Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife finished publishing her first novel in 13 years last month, readers combed it for clues and insights into her inner…