Jonathan Franzen's Eyeglasses Stolen, Held for Ransom 3.32K Richard Lawson 10/05/10 09:33AM Filed to: Crime Crime Jonathan Franzen Freedom Theft Glasses In London promoting his new novel Freedom, Jodi Picoult's favorite author had his trademark spectacles stolen by party crashers, who left behind a $100,000 ransom note. They were apprehended soon after by a HarperCollins staffer who "gave chase."