Comments on: Sorry I didn’t read your book

By: Katherine Catmull

Katherine Catmull — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 01:28:36 +0000

In reply to Wendy M. Grossman. ugh, writers who say that deserve the Cut Direct

By: Wendy M. Grossman

Wendy M. Grossman — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 12:04:32 +0000

In return, perhaps authors could refrain from saying to their friends, “If you’d ever read a word I’ve written you would know…”

By: tom

tom — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 22:21:01 +0000

Oh, man, I woulda read your column, but I don’t do Alebrijes.

By: Patrick Di Justo

Patrick Di Justo — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 05:35:38 +0000

Slightly off topic, but not really. I used to run a planetarium in a town north of New York City. When I told people what I did, their first reaction was “We have a planetarium? Really?” but their second and more annoying comment was:

“Oh yeah. I’ll bring the kids.”

By: Katherine Catmull

Katherine Catmull — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 04:02:52 +0000

That photo with the caption “I don’t read secular book” — one of your greatest works.

By: sumac

sumac — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:59:38 +0000

In reply to tanita. I know -- you shouldn't have to defend your genre!

By: sumac

sumac — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:58:40 +0000

In reply to Arturo Magidin. Maybe you just say "Thanks" and let them ponder what that might mean....

By: tanita

tanita — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 00:40:44 +0000

Ah, this is WAY too close to home. “But, I don’t read YA fiction — when are you going to write something for adults?” is An Actual Thing That People Say.

*cue sounds of axes*

By: Arturo Magidin

Arturo Magidin — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 20:13:17 +0000

You forgot one thing not to say.
“What do you do?”
“I’m a mathematician.”
“Oh, I hated math in school/I was never any good at math.”

I get that a lot…