But who taught Richard Johnson English?
Page Six has a scoop:
"When Daniel Radosh needed to find a publisher for Rapture Ready! — about the pop culture of the religious right — it probably didn't hurt that Frank McCourt, author of mega-selling "Angela's Ashes," had taught him English during his 30 years in New York's public schools."
When calling this item to my attention, Chris Tennant politely noted that he'd had no idea I'd spent 30 years in school and asked if it was special ed.
Comments
Great...Dan's on Page Six. What's next, he gets spotted canoodling with Paris Hilton at a downtown hotspot?
Posted by: Matt | December 9, 2005 2:03 PM
The Paris Hilton is a downtown hotspot. Ta-dah!
Posted by: TG Gibbon | December 9, 2005 3:38 PM
Oh sure, the Students of Frank McCourt. Real hard nosed types, like the Sons of Katie Elder of the Friends of Eddie Coyle. Publishers are just too damned afraid to turn them down.
Anon
Posted by: Anon | December 10, 2005 12:38 AM
I prefer to believe that it was not those 30 years in New York public schools, but the 24 years at Oberlin that made all the difference.
Posted by: Vance | December 11, 2005 10:13 PM
But wait - all Page Six items are planted - did Frank plant it?
Posted by: lindsay robertson | December 12, 2005 1:42 PM