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Sunday, April 30, 2006

Opal is being recalled

Regarding the Kaavya Viswanathan scandal, here's an update from Publishers Weekly:

But last night Little, Brown released a statement saying it would recall all
copies of the title from sale. Statements also came from Megan McCafferty and
Crown (the RH imprint which recently released her latest title, Charmed Thirds).
McCafferty said she is "not seeking restitution in any form" and ended with: "In
my career, I am, first and foremost, a writer. So I look forward to getting back
to work and moving on, and hope Ms. Viswanathan can too." Crown said it was
"proud" of its author and "pleased that this matter has been resolved in an
appropriate and timely fashion."


As they should. I can't believe that keeping the book on shelves was even considered.

3 Comments:

At 12:25 PM, Blogger theHotness Grrrl said...

I am actually surprised they recalled it knowing how much money they sunk into the deal I thought they would squirm around more with excuses and rationals for why we should read this book like they attempted to do with Frey. Thanks for always having the scoop. Your site is one of the most insightful and informative!

 
At 3:14 PM, Blogger HappyBrownGirl said...

So now that they have dropped her whole deal completely, does that mean she has to give half of the back? How does that work?

I see she's also being accused now of mimicing 2 other books!!!

What happened with her? Sheesh!

 
At 3:46 PM, Blogger Felicia Pride said...

Thanks miss. And yours always has the social enlightenment!

 

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