Running Past the Gatekeepers: Weiner and Picoult Make a Move

I’ve read with interest the debate raised by Jennifer Weiner and Jodi Picoult(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-p... about the dearth of commercial writers covered in influential newspapers and magazines across the country. Both women point out that white, male writers steal the lion’s share of the now dwindling review space. In particular, the press drum begun in advance of Jonathon Franzen’s new book has the women wondering why his stories about family angst are labeled “astounding” and “literary” while their stories about…