"Jordan killing publishing industry with her book".Byline: ANI London, Oct 23 (ANI): In an outburst against the growing trend of celebrity novels, Lynda La Plante Lynda La Plante (born Lynda Titchmarsh on 15 March 1946) is a British author, screenwriter, and erstwhile actress (her performances in Rentaghost and other programmes were under her stage name of Lynda Marchal), best known for writing the Prime Suspect , the doyenne doy·enne n. A woman who is the eldest or senior member of a group. [French, feminine of doyen, senior member; see doyen.] Noun 1. of crime fiction, has hit out at glamour model Katie Price, a.k.a Jordan, insisting she's terrible thing for young girls. The comments from La Plante, who has written best-sellers including Above Suspicion and the scripts for television series such as Prime Suspect, which starred Dame Helen Mirren, raised eyebrows at The Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel The Grosvenor House Hotel is one of the largest and most famous luxury hotels in London. It was built in the 1920s on the site of the former London residence of the Dukes of Westminster, whose family name is Grosvenor. , in Mayfair, where she was inducted into the Hall of Fame. "Publishers, stop spending your millions on this tripe tripe the scalded and cleaned rumen and reticulum. The omasum is discarded because of the difficulty in cleaning between the leaves. ," the Telegraph quoted her as saying. "The publishing industry is going to implode. They can't pay the millions to these celebrities. If we don't cut through the dross, this trite tripe... these reality TV writers who are here for their 15 minutes of fame. "Katie Price's book outsold the Booker Prize list. She's a terrible thing for young girls who just want pink welly wel·lie also wel·ly n. pl. wel·lies Chiefly British A Wellington boot. Often used in the plural. welly Noun 1. boots," she added. The awards ceremony was attended by Martine McCutcheon, the former EastEnders actress, whose debut novel, The Mistress, is published next month. McCutcheon's authorial skills have been roundly trashed since the first chapter of her debut novel was posted online by publisher Pan Macmillan recently. But that was to be nothing compared to the critique handed out by author La Plante. La Plante said: "I have nothing against Martine McCutcheon, but who knows what she was paid." (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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