‘This woman is 76, she’s just trying to exist’: Adored internet grandma’s cookbook includes accidental Photoshop note about her arms—and readers are livid
‘Not to mention it’s a COOK BOOK. About FOOD. This isn’t a book on how to get fit lol LET WOMEN LIVE.’
On Apr 29, 2025 by Anna Good
Meta’s chief AI scientist slammed for saying authors should give books away for free—while selling his on Amazon for $20
The hypocrisy was swiftly noted.
On Jan 3, 2024 by Marlon Ettinger
Science magazine writer fired after controversial story
Behind the ‘breakdown of trust.’
On Mar 12, 2016 by Cynthia McKelvey
Academic journals are facing a battle to weed out fake peer reviews
Responsible publishers are taking the threat very seriously.
On Aug 21, 2015 by Aja Romano
Tokyopop is back in the manga business—but not everyone is happy about it
The once-defunct publisher will be reviewing portfolios this week at Comic-Con.
On Jul 6, 2015 by Aja Romano
A word with @GuyInYourMFA, Twitter’s most insufferable writer
‘I want every 24-year-old white man reading my work to see himself in my stories.’
On Jun 15, 2015 by Nathan Pensky
On being Kate McKean, the Internet’s literary agent
Kate McKean turned blogs into a publishing powerhouse. So what’s next?
On Jan 21, 2015 by Miles Klee
Literary community cringes at ‘Lemony Snicket’ author’s racist award show jokes
A series of unfortunate comments.
On Nov 20, 2014 by Miles Klee
Acclaimed sci-fi writer exposed as notorious Internet troll
The publishing community is divided over how to deal with writer Benjanun Sriduangkaew, better known as the troll Winterfox.
On Nov 12, 2014 by Aja Romano
Controversial book blogger Ed Champion suspended from Twitter after threatening female author
Ed Champion’s 11,000-word rant against Emily Gould—the Great Literary Subtweet War of 2014—was just the beginning.
On Sep 26, 2014 by Aja Romano
Emily Gould, Ed Champion, and the great New York literary subtweet war of 2014
First there was a disturbing essay—and then things just got worse.
On Jun 27, 2014 by Miles Klee
Your attacks on YA lit only make us more powerful
Your uninformed, condescending opinions on YA literature only serve to make the women who write it that much stronger.
On Jun 6, 2014 by Aja Romano
Young Adult publishing and the John Green effect
Is that John Green on the NYT bestseller list? Yes, along with a crop of “realistic” Young Adult fiction that some think is just a way of marginalizing women from the field.
On Feb 20, 2014 by Aja Romano
Apparently, these guys don’t want women to write science fiction
When you’re going to rant about how sci-fi publishing is being invaded by women and minorities, make sure you’re not doing it on a public forum.
On Feb 15, 2014 by Aja Romano
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