In an interview with The Sunday Times, author James Patterson lamented the struggle he says white men now face find writing jobs in film, theater, TV and publishing industries.
He called it “just another form of racism.” “What’s that all about?” Patterson asked rhetorically. “Can you get a job? Yes. Is it harder?
Yes. It’s even harder for older writers. You don’t meet many 52-year-old white males.”The 75-year-old has had six of his books made into films over the years, and just last week Deadline reported that his Run, Rose, Run, which has remained a New York Times bestseller since it debuted at No.
1 in March, was picked up by Sony Pictures in “a highly competitive” bidding situation.His comments to the Sunday Times have stirred up a hornet’s nest, with a number of commenters latching onto the author’s most recent tweet about an ad in the Sunday NY Times about his current book, James Patterson: The Stories of My Life, and replying with things like “I will never read another one of your books” and “So sorry to hear about the discrimination you and your $700 million face on a daily basis.
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