Another Fox News Fuck Up
Mario here:
The big news rattling around last week in these parts of the Internet was this piece of pseudo-science from Fox News. Seems our own Jeanne was singled out in this bit of invented controversy of how
YA books are surprisingly X-Rated. Which raised eyebrows around here as:
1) Jeanne's Anna Strong series is not YA
and
2) while Jeanne doesn't shy away from sex (or her character Anna, for that matter), you'll find
more explicit sex in the Bible.
Well, it turns out the study researcher, Sarah Coyne, isn't much on research as she confused Jeanne's book
Chosen for PC Cast's
Chosen. Let's see, different authors, different publishers, different covers...an easy mistake to make if you're a lazy academic and more interested in pulling things out of your ass than providing the truth. Coyne could've contacted Jeanne, but that would've involved doing actual research and adhering to professional standards.
This last weekend I attended a family reunion in New Mexico and learned that my niece Nicolette Young (actually the daughter of my cousin Ana) was selected as Miss New Mexico's Outstanding Teen.
Boo-ya! She was awarded a magnificent sash--and not merely a tiara--but an awesome crown. (So awesome, I'd wear it!) Next stop, Florida, for the Miss USA Outstanding Teen competition. Go Nicolette!
This week's book.
Inca Gold by Clive Cussler.
It's an eleven-hour drive from Denver to Las Cruces, NM. Coping with that dreadfully boring trip has led to the family tradition of listening to audio books. We've learned after several hit-and-misses with other writers that nobody spins a yarn like Cussler. It would be easy to dismiss this offering as yet another formulaic read, but Cussler is a master at delivering a set-piece pot boiler that grows increasingly intricate and engrossing by the minute. We cheer when Dirk Pitt shows up, one of the literary world's most enduring bad-asses. If you want heroes and villains, high adventure, and a damn good story, then
Inca Gold shines like a treasure.
Labels: Chosen, Fox News, Inca Gold, Miss New Mexico Outstanding Teen, Sarah Coyne