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Jst kno this, #author Emily Duncan & her frnds Rory Powers, Christine Lynn Herman & Claire Wenze r #racists.They even tried harassment campaigns against author Hafsah Faizal, a #Muslim. Not to mention Emily writing an anti-Semitic plot line for her #book #series. #authorRT https://twitter.com/hafsahfaizal/status/1379518639133626369
A lot of #author names r coming up who according to ppl r ‘problematic’ (bully/ online harasser/ #racist/ sexist/etc). Some r very tru & some r HUGE misunderstandings/ mistakes. So PLS do ur own research b4 delving deeper into controversy that may ruin a real person’s life
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The latest racial misunderstanding is for the #book ‘Deadly Education’ by #author Naomi Novik. But she has alrdy apologized sincerely & said the term used in the book was wrongly used by her in a misinterpretation http://www.naominovik.com/apology/ . Read more- https://bookriot.com/racism-in-naomi-noviks-a-deadly-education/
#writing #Novel abt religion / #culture / ethnicity / country entirely different than urs is complicated. Do it the wrong way, the response frm ppl of colour & other readers’ll come accordingly. #readerscommunity #reader #authors #books #BookTwitter #booktwt #Literature #Repost
I BEG #authors to do their THOROUGH research on certain religion/ #culture/ethnicity/country diff than theirs, then make certain grp of POC readers read ur complete works. If none of that is possible to be done thoroughly/ properly, then dont write #Novel abt POC at all. #books
