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14.06.2022 - 19:43 / usmagazine.com
Offering his take. James Patterson shared his thoughts on the publishing industry in a new interview, and his opinions raised plenty of eyebrows.
The prolific author, 75, claimed that it’s now more difficult for older white men to find writing jobs in film, TV and publishing, calling it “another form of racism” in a Sunday, June 12, interview with The Sunday Times.
“What’s that all about?” the New York native continued. “Can you get a job? Yes. Is it harder? Yes. It’s even harder for older writers. You don’t meet many 52-year-old white males.”
The comments immediately sparked backlash among critics and social media users, some of whom pointed to current bestseller lists as evidence that Patterson’s claims are factually incorrect. One viral thread listed all the “older” white men — including Stephen King, John Grisham, David Sedaris and David Baldacci — who were on USA Today‘s list on the day the Kiss the Girls writer’s interview was published.
Patterson also slammed his publisher, Hachette Book Group, for deciding to drop Woody Allen‘s memoir in early 2020 after 75 employees staged a walkout in protest of the book. “I hated that,” the Manhattan College alum said, noting that he believes the Annie Hall director, 86, had “the right to tell his own story.” (Patterson, for his part, is known for working with ghostwriters and collaborators.)
Allen’s book Apropos of Nothing was quickly picked up by another company, Arcade Publishing, and hit stores in March 2020.
After Patterson’s interview appeared online, many other authors chimed in to express their disapproval for his comments. “James Patterson of all people,” tweeted Roxane Gay. “First of all, write your own books, pal.”
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James Patterson is backtracking on his remarks about white writers.
following a prior remark on racism. Speaking to the UK’s Sunday Times this weekend, Patterson said that “white older male writers” aren’t getting hired for “writing gigs in film, theatre, TV or publishing” right now — claiming the phenomenon is “just another form of racism.”“What’s that all about? Can you get a job? Yes. Is it harder? Yes.
Author James Patterson is walking back some controversial remarks about alleged racism against older, white male writers after stirring up backlash.
tweet on Tuesday. Patterson’s comments from an interview with The Times UK went viral Monday after he said it is becoming much harder for white male writers of a certain age to find opportunities, despite Patterson himself being one of the world’s best selling authors. “Can you get a job? Yes.
to the Sunday Times this weekend, the crime novelist said that “white older male writers” aren’t getting hired for “writing gigs in film, theatre, TV or publishing” right now — claiming the phenomenon is “just another form of racism.” “What’s that all about? Can you get a job? Yes. Is it harder? Yes. It’s even harder for older writers.
Author James Patterson is coming under fire for making controversial remarks about alleged racism against older, white male writers.
Wilson Chapman editorJames Patterson claimed that white male writers face “another form of racism” and criticized his own publisher for dropping Woody Allen’s memoir in a new interview that published over the weekend.The author was profiled for British paper the Sunday Times for his recent memoir “James Patterson: The Stories of My Life.” Speaking to journalist Sarah Baxter about his career, Patterson claimed that it is more difficult for white male writers to get started in the publishing world now, saying they face “another form of racism.”“Can you get a job? Yes. Is it harder? Yes,” Patterson said.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, author James Patterson lamented the struggle he says white men now face find writing jobs in film, theater, TV and publishing industries. He called it “just another form of racism.”
Author James Patterson is trending on Twitter and going viral for his comments about racism.
The Times UK on Sunday. He says the problem is “just another form of racism. What’s that all about?” he muses.
A man has said that the way he looks is stopping him from finding a job.