Literary catfight
Recently, Laura Miller wrote a review of Chuck Palahniuk's latest novel Diary featured on Salon. Since then, in Salon's Letters to the Editor and in literary site such as Bookslut, many have contended that Miller's review was not only mean-spirited, but pure unadulterated snark perpetuated by someone without true literary insight. Now, the author himself weighs in.

And, the comment posted under Chuck's response... Isn't Palahniuk's work doing a service to those people, who otherwise may not have such a (relatively) positive outlet for their creative energies? She should be happy that they're reading at all, and frequenting her bookstore at that.