by Madeleine Rose Jones | Mar 15, 2021 | Liberty
Problematic literature is superior to ‘safe’ media. ‘This book is problematic!’ ‘I would’ve liked this book more if it weren’t for the toxic relationships…’ ‘Problematic’ and ‘toxic’ are used in book loving communities by a vocal minority. Whether it’s Chaucer or a...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Feb 5, 2021 | Liberty
Who will save the publishing industry? I’ve complained about the current state of literature. My frustration with an overwhelmingly ‘progressive, female, city-dweller’ industry is well established. While I stand by my comments, there is a need for...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Jan 19, 2021 | Liberty
The mask is off. ‘No Book Deals For Traitors’ is a letter directed to big, American publishing houses to not publish any upcoming memoir by the US president, Donald J. Trump. The letter details his ‘crimes’: caging children, not believing and...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Jan 14, 2021 | Liberty
Last week, after an attack on the Capitol, publishing giant Simon & Schuster pulled a book contract with Senator Josh Hawley. The publishing house, often referred to as one of the ‘big five’, left this comment on Twitter: pic.twitter.com/NdIkmGbCFI...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Nov 16, 2020 | Liberty
Another day, another publisher treating authors like rubbish. This time it’s Pan Macmillan, who has dropped Australian author Pete Evans due to a poorly thought out cartoon. In the cartoon, there was ‘Nazi imagery.’ Never mind context or Evan’s...
