[Harmless Teddy Bear]

And I come from generations of readers and collectors. None of these writers was on the shelf in my parents' or grandparents' houses

Oh thank goodness! I was reading through the list and going "Who? Who?" so often that hubby asked me if I wanted a mouse.

[Tax-chick]

It appears there’s a cultural divide between the author - mainstream though he imagines himself to be - and the more general American reader.