I didn’t think there was much left to say about The Paris Review‘s choice of editor, but the Observer‘s write-up of the regime change flushes out some new, intriguing details. Among them: Slate editor Meghan O’Rourke was Philip Gourevitch’s co-front-runner for the job, and Rick Moody unofficially broke up with the mag over Brigid Hughes’ departure. According to the Observer, Moody, “a longtime contributor and financial backer” of TPR,
was so outraged over the circumstances of Ms. Hughes’ firing that he sent a “resignation” letter to the magazine several weeks ago, declaring that he would have nothing more to do with it after Ms. Hughes’ final issue. He rushed to complete a 50-page novella, called The Omega Force, for the April magazine, which will be Ms. Hughes’ last. But now, with the new editor revealed, Mr. Moody is reconsidering his resignation, according to a person familiar with the matter. Mr. Moody did not respond to requests for comment.