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The recent Reason Interview with Nick Gillespie (editor at large) featuring author George Dawes Green[1] had a brief discussion about Green's publisher hiring a
by ch4s3 4y ago
The recent Reason Interview with Nick Gillespie (editor at large) featuring author George Dawes Green[1] had a brief discussion about Green's publisher hiring a sensitivity reader. Green discusses his fear going into the interaction based on what he had heard from other writers and seen online. However, his reader loved his book and had thoughtful notes that he was able to use to tighten up a character and make her more believable. He come away thinking that it's a potentially useful tool if the author, publisher, and reader come into the interaction in good faith.
[1]https://reason.com/podcast/2022/08/05/george-dawes-green-why-the-past-and-storytelling-is-never-dead/ https://reason.com/podcast/2022/08/05/george-dawes-green-why...
[*Edit] If you're into literature, or are a fan of Southern writers at all, the linked podcast episode is really worth a listen, even if you don't care for libertarians or Nick Gillespie in particular. George Dawes Green is really interesting to listen to.
- seibelj 4y agoNick Gillespie is one of the finest interviewers currently working. The quality of his conversations is excellent and he is a first-rate intellectual that has deep knowledge of the western canon.
- ch4s3 4y agoHe’s also a really interesting character if you’re ever in New York and have a chance to catch him in person. He’s really fun to talk to about. Wide range of topics. His obsession with Zardoz seems unhealthy though.
- seibelj 4y agoFor various reasons I have an open invitation for dinner with him but my life has been so crazy lately I have been unable to arrange the dinner. I’m thrilled to pay for whatever he wants to eat, where-ever he wants to eat! … when I find the time to get to NYC …