Author! Author!

April 16th, 2008 |

Sadie Jones, one of the six authors shortlisted for the women-only Orange Prize, has backed suggestions by novelists Tim Lott and AS Byatt that as the prize is “sexist” that there be a “Men Only” prize (no not that top shelf version) and I thoroughly agree with her.

But… let it not be along the lines of those books finalised for the Orange. Good grief! Angst, poverty, drownings, families falling apart. Uh! I know more women than men buy books but do they really want to read about all this misery? On second thoughts… probably. Take a look at the plot lines to many soaps: Angst, poverty, drownings, families falling apart.

If we are to have a book prize for men at least let it be along the lines of action / adventure or similar genres – the “Dangerous Book for Boys” is to be made into a movie and TV series so does that tell us anything?

Sponsors for the prize would probably end up being a brewery but unfortunately, at the moment, Carlsberg don’t do books.

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