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Nicholas Sparks, author of such books as The Notebook and A Walk to Remember, was recently profiled by USA Today.
Why do we know this? Because the article has author and Rumpus contributor Joshua Mohr in a bit of a tizzy… and by “a bit of a tizzy” what we really mean is “begging to duke it out with the mega-best-selling author.”
In the article Sparks “compares himself to Sophocles, Shakespeare, and Hemingway” and “slams Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian as ‘pulpy’ and ‘overwrought.’” He also states, “There are no authors in my genre. No one is doing what I do.”
Well Mohr won’t stand for it, and he throws down the gauntlet: “Let’s tussle soon, you and me; before you write another thing.” It all makes for some fun Friday reading; it’d be even better if Sparks answered the challenge.
March 19th, 2010 at 10:44 pm
I wish I were British, so I could call Sparks a cunt without … well … you know.
March 20th, 2010 at 8:46 am
How come no one’s mentioned that he’s profiled with Miley Cyrus. MILEY CYRUS.
Again:
HE’S INTERVIEWED WITH MILEY CYRUS.
March 21st, 2010 at 11:04 am
I was thinking about it Steve, but I thought mentioning MC on the front page might break the site.