‘Thank God I grew up in the early 2000s’: Viral TikTok of modern-day book fair disappoints viewers
‘Not a single Diary of a Wimpy Kid in sight.’
On Oct 1, 2021 by Tricia Crimmins
‘Homophobic and racist’: Sign about bans of LGBTQ and ‘anti-cop’ books sparks anger on TikTok
The controversial novels were highlighted during Banned Books Week.
On Sep 29, 2021 by Sabine Joseph
Prolific erotica author Romilly King accused of plagiarizing ‘Supernatural’ fanfic
It’s a major scandal in the erotic ebook publishing community.
On Aug 5, 2021 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
‘Cat Person’ discourse returns after a writer reveals the story included details from her life
Some details were so similar that the author was asked if she wrote ‘Cat Person.’
On Jul 8, 2021 by Michelle Jaworski
Why Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Twitter essay is drawing backlash
One of the essay’s subjects says it was ‘designed to incite’ transphobia.
On Jun 16, 2021 by Audra Schroeder
Social media backlash led 2 authors to re-edit their books
The books are being updated to omit or change passages.
On Jun 9, 2021 by Michelle Jaworski
‘Was going to give 5 stars then found out author was an immigrant’: Xenophobic male Karen supposedly leaves viral book review
The hateful review went viral. But is it real?
On May 14, 2021 by Kahron Spearman
Republican tries to own the libs with dramatic reading of ‘Green Eggs and Ham’—it backfires
‘Green Eggs and Ham’ is not even among the Dr. Seuss books going out of circulation.
On Mar 6, 2021 by Rachel Kiley
Conservatives falsely claim that Dr. Seuss is ‘banned’ after publisher drops racist texts
No, Dr. Seuss books aren’t banned from schools.
On Mar 2, 2021 by Siobhan Ball
Jordan Peterson roasted for personal demons amid self-help book release
The right-wing star is getting dragged on main.
On Nov 25, 2020 by Kahron Spearman
Was Obama a pick-up artist in college?
‘As a strategy for picking up girls, my pseudo-intellectualism proved mostly worthless,’ he writes in his memoir.
On Nov 18, 2020 by David Covucci
Publisher pulls book with autistic character after backlash
Excerpts of ‘Finding S.A.M.’ circulated on Twitter.
On Nov 12, 2020 by Rachel Kiley
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author links daylight saving to fertility in dog-whistle tweet
J.D. Vance said daylight saving time makes his cum game weak.
On Nov 2, 2020 by David Covucci
‘Straight millennial men’ book TikTok gets roasted for tired old tropes
‘The virgin Philip Roth vs the Chad Joan Didion.’
On Oct 6, 2020 by Tiffany Kelly
‘Kissing the Coronavirus’ is the steamy viral-erotica novel you need to get through the pandemic
It’s love in the time of coronavirus—or, more specifically, love with coronavirus.
On Sep 30, 2020 by Bryan Rolli
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