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PJ Mediahttps://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/04/26/little-brown-works-hard-for-the-money/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:24:30 -0400Little, Brown "works hard for the money"<![CDATA[Having been an author for umpteen years, I suppose nothing should surprise me about the venality of publishers, but somehow the recent behavior of Little, Brown – once an outfit with a classy reputation – leaves me scratching my head. As many of you know, they are printing a new edition of ” teenage Harvard sensation” Kaavya Viswanathan’s first novel “How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life” with the several dozen “similarities” to (read: plagiarisms from) Megan McCafferty’s books excised and an “apology” to Ms. McCafferty appended.]]>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:49:46 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2006/04/26/little-brown-works-hard-for-the-money-n212086