James Patterson's a slacker next to Katie Price
And to think I was in awe over James Patterson's recent deal with Hachette, which calls for him to produce 17 books in three years (reportedly worth $150 million). I know he's a mini-comglomerate, publishing series such as Maximum Ride and Alex Cross, but he has lots of experience, plus the help of collaborators. But Brit Katie Price, aka the model Jordan (not to be confused with the river Jordan), puts him to shame. Only 31, she's writing her fourth memoir in the past five years!
I guess she lives a fast life, and has lots of stories to tell about hanging out with her scantily clad pals. But according to reports in the British media, some bookstores are fed up with the prolific Price, and are reluctant to hawk her latest, a tell-all about her recent divorce from singer Peter Andre (whom she met on the TV show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!). How many memoirs does one person get to write, after all?
And the Nobel judges complain about the state of literature in America? Humbug.
While she always preferred The Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew, 
