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> I offer up their penchant for policing soon to be published YA fiction and whether it adheres to the prevailing orthodoxy. Sorry what does this mean?
by giraffe_lady 2y ago
> I offer up their penchant for policing soon to be published YA fiction and whether it adheres to the prevailing orthodoxy.
Sorry what does this mean?
- SpicyLemonZest 2y agoThe YA publishing industry has a recurring phenomenon of new books getting spiked at the finish line due to social media arguments over identity politics. (https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/in-ya-where-is-the-line-between-criticism-and-cancel-culture https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/in-ya-where-is-...)
- b800h 2y agoIIRC there's rather a lot of "cancellation" of authors in the YA fiction market.