The plagiarist speaks: Quentin Rowan, disgraced author, on his “obsession” and “death-wish”
The story of bookseller, poet, and plagiarist Quentin Rowan, who wrote the heavily plagiarized spy thriller Assassin of Secrets under the pseudonym Q.R. Markham, keeps getting stranger—after Rowan apologized for his… 1 / Read more »
In defense of Romenesko
It seemed a big revelation: yesterday a Poynter Institute veteran named Julie Moos (“Director of Poynter Online and Poynter Publications”) accused pioneering media blogger Jim Romenesko of “a pattern of… Read more »
Was Quentin Rowan just “sampling” the work of others?
Most of you have probably read by now about Assassin of Secrets, Q.R. Markham (aka Quentin Rowan)’s debut thriller that lifted choice bits from spy novels and political thrillers. The… 6 / Read more »
Book by Ukranian president found to be largely plagiarized
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has been accused of plagiarism in his new book, according to a wire report from the Associated Press. “Some parts of Opportunity Ukraine bear a striking… Read more »
Earlier this year, the UK-based non-profit organization Media Standards Trust created the website Churnalism as a tool to determine when “journalism” is actually just a cut-and-pasted press release. Here’s how… Read more »
Back in September — as reported on MobyLives — Michel Houellebecq caused a stir when he admitted that his Goncourt-winning novel La carte et le territoire included passages he’d lifted verbatim,… Read more »
Whenever I’m tempted to say that something about our contemporary lives is radical or new, I’m reminded of the scene in No Country For Old Men where the retired, crippled… 10 / Read more »
Want a front row seat to a fabulous show today? Well, go over to the The Chronicle of Higher Education’s website for a grotesque presentation of intellectual bankruptcy in action. Thanks… Read more »
After some scathing reviews, charges of inaccuracy, bungled TV appearances that no one watched, (at least, not as many people as have been watching the mocking mash-ups on Youtube), and… 14 / Read more »
Michel Houellebecq has admitted to stealing passages verbatim from Wikipedia for his latest novel, Carte et le Territoire, but according to a report from the Independent he has angrily dismissed… 2 / Read more »