aTypical Joe: a gay New Yorker living in the rural South

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Megan McCafferty’s an author with class

Kaavya Viswanathan looks suspicously guilty to me. The publisher’s pulled her book and Megan McCafferty’s reacted with class:

“In the case of Kaavya Viswanathan’s plagiarizing of my novels ‘Sloppy Firsts’ and ‘Second Helpings,’ “ she said, “I wish to inform all of the parties involved that I am not seeking restitution in any form.

“The past few weeks have been very difficult, and I am most grateful to my readers for offering continual support, and for reminding me what Jessica Darling means to both them and to me. In my career, I am, first and foremost, a writer. So I look forward to getting back to work and moving on, and hope Ms. Viswanathan can, too.”