Hooray. Another book kerfuffle.

From the Times:

Price’s Perfect Ponies: My Pony Care Book has been shortlisted for the prestigious WH Smith Children’s Book of the Year award at the “Oscars” of the book trade – a decision that has whipped large sections of the literary world into a ferment of disapproval because she did not write it all herself.

Her publishing director defended the nomination: “People say [Price] doesn’t write them – I don’t see what the fuss is. It’s no different to the way the recordings of the Monkees were put together.”

Yeah, they didn't play their own instruments (at first), but (as far as I know) were never up for any musical awards*.  So it's not really the same situation.   

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC2d4DbpDx0&hl=en]

*Unlike Milli Vanilli.  Ah, the memories.