There are SO many good writers struggling to get 1st publishing contract, Picoult wrote yesterday.
Breaks my heart to see Snookis book taking up space in a store.
The bk [sic] hasnt been a commercial success, she tweeted in reply to a followers comment.

So whats the rationale of Today Show for having her on, but not Caldecott folks?
Picoult certainly has a point about the lack of media hype around accomplished authors.
Whose side are you on, Shelf Lifers?
Is Picoult right that Snooki deserves a little flack for publishing a novel?
Or is she making a mountain of a tan, perma-drunk molehill?
Should these two gals just settle it with aShore-stylebattle dance?