The Celebrity Book Problem
The problem is that the best-seller lists are now so dominated by memoirs and novels "written" by celebrities that genuine talent is being squeezed out, and once the publishers have paid the enormous advances -- £1  million not being unusual -- there is little left in the pot for those struggling novelists whose work has some literary merit. The Telegraph (UK) 10/25/09

Posted October 25, 2009 08:38 PM