A Saint from Texas (and maybe NYC?)

Today's New York Times features a warm profile of Edmund White, whose latest novel, A Saint from Texas, comes out on August 4. It's full of tasty quotes from White, such as this: "People are looking for a canon because they want the absolute limit of books they need to read to be cultured. But real readers always want new books to read." Quotes about him abound as well, such as this one from novelist Alexander Chee, whose Edinburgh we read back in 2005: "He has received major recognition. But I think we are still in the process of learning how important he has always been."