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National Book Awards Snub Jonathan Franzen's 'Freedom'
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Oct. 14) -- It's one of the more glaring literary snubs in recent memory. Jonathan Franzen's "Freedom," the literary sensation of the year (a "work of total genius," says New York magazine; selected by Oprah Winfrey despite her earlier contretemps with Franzen), was not listed among the National Book Awards finalists this year. Instead are five novels, which have garnered, combined, not nearly as much attention as Franzen's new novel. The finalists: Peter Carey, "Parrot and Olivier in America" Jaimy Gordon, "Lord of Misrule" Nicole Krauss, "Great House" Lionel Shriver, "So Much for ...
Barack Obama vs. Glenn Beck: Children's Lit Showdown
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Sept. 14) -- Forget the current electorate, U.S. President Barack Obama is targeting a much different demographic with his next book release. Already well known for the best-selling "Dreams from My Father" and "The Audacity of Hope," the president will release his first children's book, titled "Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters." The publication is the second of a $1.9 million, three-book deal that Obama signed with Random House in 2004, when he was an incoming senator. While the final version of "Of Thee I Sing" revolves around the lives of 13 inspirational Americans, according to ...
Ripping Off Writers Since 1852: The Literary Industrial Complex
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailySpeaking of cons...Having just taken on the happiness industry, I thought I would follow up by taking on the writing industry. Or, more precisely, the writer factory.Even graduates of bartending schools have some sort of employment on the horizon. But that just goes to show you the sheer genius of the literary-industrial complex. The available jobs after graduation are nothing more than a mirage, and even though everyone knows it, people still fork over millions of dollars.I should point out that there are at least two kinds of writer cons. First, there's the writing equivalent to the ads we ...
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