Post by Dante on Apr 1, 2014 12:35:44 GMT -5
It's the scandal of the century, or at least of April 1st 2014. Messrs. Lemony Snicket and fellow author Malcolm Gladwell have traded accusations of plagiarism, with each alleged to have stolen from the other's much-anticipated books published by Little Brown.
Publisher's Weekly's press release gives you the inside story on the unbelievable scoop:
lemonysnicketlibrary.com/Evidence/SnicketGladwell_PressRelease.pdf
I've transcribed the bitter allegations below:
Elusive bestselling children’s author Lemony Snicket and bestselling nonfiction author
Malcolm Gladwell have accused each other of plagiarism. PW takes you exclusively inside the bizarre scandal surrounding two of Little, Brown’s blockbuster house authors.
Lemony Snicket is commonly known as a purveyor of mysterious adventures for children (most recently his bestselling All the Wrong Questions series; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers), but he’s now caught in an acrimonious literary entanglement that’s a mystery all its own. According to the author, his latest release, File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents (on sale today) has been plagiarized by fellow Little, Brown author and New York Times bestseller Malcolm Gladwell.
Gladwell, best known for his provocative books for adults, The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers, is alleging that original material from his most recent adult bestseller, David and Goliath, appears in Snicket’s new release.
In response to inquiries from PW, Snicket released the following statement: “Every time I blink Malcolm Gladwell steals from me like an outright outlier. I’ve reached the tipping point. It’s like an old biblical story I can’t think of right now.”
For his part, Gladwell released the following comment: “Mr. Snicket is asking All The Wrong Questions. He better watch out, or this will turn into a series of something or other.”
Publishers Weekly has obtained exclusive access to excerpts from Gladwell’s David and Goliath and Snicket’s File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents.
The evidence, doubtless shortly to be thrown onto a groaning pile of similar documents, is posted on the following webpage:
lemonysnicketlibrary.com/Evidence/
667 Dark Avenue is, of course, committed to remaining unbiased in this dispute. But we can say without bias that this is the most shameful - and, of course, false - claim ever to be levelled at a story so innocent as Mr. Snicket's File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents chapter "Violent Butcher" and Seth's illustration "Three Suspects." Mr. Snicket's works are authentic records of completely true incidents, and the idea of him referring to another author's works is completely absurd. With any luck, this ridiculous incident will soon be resolved - perhaps even by the end of the day.
Publisher's Weekly's press release gives you the inside story on the unbelievable scoop:
lemonysnicketlibrary.com/Evidence/SnicketGladwell_PressRelease.pdf
I've transcribed the bitter allegations below:
Elusive bestselling children’s author Lemony Snicket and bestselling nonfiction author
Malcolm Gladwell have accused each other of plagiarism. PW takes you exclusively inside the bizarre scandal surrounding two of Little, Brown’s blockbuster house authors.
Lemony Snicket is commonly known as a purveyor of mysterious adventures for children (most recently his bestselling All the Wrong Questions series; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers), but he’s now caught in an acrimonious literary entanglement that’s a mystery all its own. According to the author, his latest release, File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents (on sale today) has been plagiarized by fellow Little, Brown author and New York Times bestseller Malcolm Gladwell.
Gladwell, best known for his provocative books for adults, The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers, is alleging that original material from his most recent adult bestseller, David and Goliath, appears in Snicket’s new release.
In response to inquiries from PW, Snicket released the following statement: “Every time I blink Malcolm Gladwell steals from me like an outright outlier. I’ve reached the tipping point. It’s like an old biblical story I can’t think of right now.”
For his part, Gladwell released the following comment: “Mr. Snicket is asking All The Wrong Questions. He better watch out, or this will turn into a series of something or other.”
Publishers Weekly has obtained exclusive access to excerpts from Gladwell’s David and Goliath and Snicket’s File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents.
The evidence, doubtless shortly to be thrown onto a groaning pile of similar documents, is posted on the following webpage:
lemonysnicketlibrary.com/Evidence/
667 Dark Avenue is, of course, committed to remaining unbiased in this dispute. But we can say without bias that this is the most shameful - and, of course, false - claim ever to be levelled at a story so innocent as Mr. Snicket's File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents chapter "Violent Butcher" and Seth's illustration "Three Suspects." Mr. Snicket's works are authentic records of completely true incidents, and the idea of him referring to another author's works is completely absurd. With any luck, this ridiculous incident will soon be resolved - perhaps even by the end of the day.
