February 19th, 2008
In Books for Young, Two Views on Product Placement
By Motoko Rich
The New York Times
With “Cathy’s Book: If Found Call (650) 266-8233,” a genre-bending mystery for young adults by Sean Stewart and Jordan Weisman that was published in 2006, the authors learned that product placement could be a touchy subject. Ralph Nader’s advocacy group, Commercial Alert, urged book review editors to boycott it.