[C19fan]

I am only enough to remember people loved yo say how bad the Victorians were people many women writers felt compelled to use male pen names to be taken seriously. The most famous example is the Bronte sisters who cane up with pen names based on the first letter of their Christian name and the last name of their father's curate. That all changed during the 2nd half of the 19th century when the use of pen names for women authors became a matter of choice not necessity. Part of the reason Mary Ann Evans wrote under George Eliot was to preserve her privacy as she was living in sin with a married man. Looks like this practice will be a necessity for writers wanting to publish on topics outside their race. When the Bronte sisters was blown the end result the sisters, especially Charlotte, were not shunned but became literary stars. But today if your cover is blown your career as a writer is over.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Bigoted “fact-checkers” by another name.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

…not unlike the racial reckoning that consumed so many American institutions in the summer of 2020.

Oh, spare me. Every single racial incident was a hoax except for Oberlin College.

[Sequoyah101]

I wonder how such an empty-headed set of generations be so serious about things so silly?

It is a book, a novel, it is not serious to anybody but the author, and that may be in doubt, or some equal minded crusader. It is presented for controversy and not as either gospel or guide. At least that is the way it should be.

One may relate to Shakespeare or another author but he is only significant and shaping if the majority of readers relate for some reason. He passes muster in the court of public opinion and a niche consultant does not make that happen.

Oh well, I am a FOG, I am no longer relevant myself and thrive more on being left alone.

[mewzilla]

Thank God for backlists.

[GingisK]

“Peter Rabbit Tank Killer” might cause numerous heart attacks.

[Scarlett156]

And the moral of the story is, never go to a publisher for anything more than directions to the nearest cafe. Or bar.