Comments on: How the Does the National Book Foundation Spend Its Money? The Cost of the National Book Awards Fiasco

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By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:25:41 +0000

“For $196,964, I could keep my list straight”? Right. So many great editors and publishers have lost their jobs not because they lack talent but because of the economy that it should be easy to find someone who could run the foundation well for less. And yet another mess may be in the works: The National Book Foundation is supposed to have five judges in each category (and says on a tax return that it does) but this year has only four for nonfiction. Stay tuned. Always good to hear from you, Malcolm.

By: knightofswords

knightofswords — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:48:48 +0000

This kind of mess really un-validates the award for those of us who, in the past, thought it was important. And then, too, all the authors who earn a pittance of what the director makes are probably thinking, as you are suggesting here, “for $196,964, I think I could keep my list straight.”

Malcolm