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Author Insults

PHOTOS: A Reader Who Goes To Booksignings To Get Cussed Out

Bill Ryan | Posted 04.22.2012 | Books
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Why insults? I'm still not entirely sure, and I don't have a quick, simple answer. There are a few reasons, however, that stand together to make a rambling explanation.

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The 30 Harshest Author-on-Author Insults In History

flavorwire.com | Posted 08.20.2011 | Books
Read More: J.K. Rowling, Vladimir Nabokov, Author Criticism, Friedrich Nietzsche, Insulting Authors, Harold Bloom, Author Insults, Gustave Flaubert, Books News

Sigh. Authors just don’t insult each other like they used to. Sure, Martin Amis raised some eyebrows when he claimed he would need brain damage to w...

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Why This Man Wants To Be Insulted By Authors

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Amy Sedaris, Charles D'Ambrosio, Jacob De Zoet, Insulted by Authors, Author Insults, Jennifer Egan, Bill Ryan, Salman Rushdie, Jonathan Safran Foer, Books News

Somewhere in New York this week, Bill Ryan might be found standing in line after an author's reading, waiting his turn for a few words and a signature...

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