Due to the keen interest in John Updike‘s speech at the Saturday Book & Author Breakfast, we are releasing it as a separate podcast. Mr. Updike abandoned a speech about his new book, Terrorist, in favor of a passionate discussion of books and booksellers — whom he called “the citadels of light.” We will podcast the Book & Author Breakfast in its entirety including Barack Obama, Amy Sedaris and Marie Arana later on.
BEA #2 - John Updike Speech
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John Updike doesn’t want to be involved in orgies. I don’t think it was Kelly’s suggestion that he would.
Kelly was answering an unasked question, one he knew would be asked by some of his readers, as it is asked time and time again: won’t anybody think of the poor starving author? I think it was a weak bid of Kelly to try and answer the question, but wholly understandable that he did. The rethoric employed by the pro-copyright lobby is cheap and flawed, but effective.
Updike doesn’t have to engage in orgies, and he will not be forced to. As long as he doesn’t try and stop the dissemination of these “snippets” of “his” books.
Anyway, he got a couple of laughs out of playing with that particular part of Kelly’s essay, which in my mind adequately shows how much he trusted his main argument. Which is a pity, because although I disagree with it, I thought his main argument was worth listening to.
For clarification, we have asked for and received permission from every publisher, speaker and author — including Mr. Updike and his publishing company — whom we are podcasting. Anyone who did not give us permission will not be podcast.
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John Updike é o Balzac da classe média americana
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