Plagiarism Invades Chick Lit:

Jack Shafer has an excellent article on plagiarism in the recent edition of Slate, entitled "Why Plagiarists Do It." It's worth the time it takes to read. The latest word on Kaavya Viswanathan's "chick lit" novel is that it's selling well, although the publisher has decided to pull it out of stores. Being caught with your hand in this particular cookie jar is apparently without much of a penalty.