Oct 20, 2022
Do books need a special editor
who reads for offensive content? And who gets to decide what’s
offensive anyway?
This week we are joined by authors
Kat Rosenfield and Vesper Stamper to discuss censorial trends in book publishing,
including the rise of so-called “sensitivity readers” and the
sometimes successful campaigns to get books canceled before they
are even published.
We also explore adjacent debates: Is it
appropriate to write outside of one’s identity or lived experience?
And can authors write about people who do bad things without
endorsing the bad things they do?
Show notes:
- Transcript
- “The Toxic Drama on YA Twitter” by Kat Rosenfield
- “Berliners” by Vesper Stamper
- “No One Will Miss Her: A Novel” by Kat Rosenfield
- New York Times: “Sundance Liked Her Documentary on Terrorism, Until Muslim Critics Didn’t”
- “You Must Remember This: A Novel” by Kat Rosenfield
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