Honestly, what’s your reaction to seeing a thriller written by Bill Clinton and James Patterson? Two thrillers now by Clinton, umpteen by Patterson. A New Yorker review of the 2018 The President is Missing lambasted the book’s cliched prose, absurd plot and blatant product placement. Yet it hit the NYT bestseller list and sold 152,000 in hardcover alone during the first week, this despite a rocky book tour where people assailed Clinton with questions about sexual misconduct (Monica Lewinsky? Jeffrey Epstein?) These two had so much fun horsing around (not writing; analysis of the text indicates it was written by Patterson) they put out another collab in 2021,
You don't want to hear what I think, lol. Besides, I'm sure you and I are thinking the same thing about this anyway. Maybe... maybe the obscene amounts of money made by these crass deals help the publishers sign writers that are NOT celebrities... one can hope.
Yes, we're thinking the same thing. And I don't think any of that money is going to fund good writers or books that need support. Unfortunately, the publishing industry is about as far gone as Wall St., which makes sense since they're neighbors.
You don't want to hear what I think, lol. Besides, I'm sure you and I are thinking the same thing about this anyway. Maybe... maybe the obscene amounts of money made by these crass deals help the publishers sign writers that are NOT celebrities... one can hope.
Yes, we're thinking the same thing. And I don't think any of that money is going to fund good writers or books that need support. Unfortunately, the publishing industry is about as far gone as Wall St., which makes sense since they're neighbors.