rich coastal liberals

For some aspiring writers, the mood remains pessimistic. “My take is the only take and the one everyone knows to be true but only admits in private: the literary world only accepts work that aligns with the progressive/woke point of view of rich coastal liberals,”

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“This explains why everything reads and sounds the same, from major publishing houses to vanity zines with a readership of 15.”

--The Long Shadow of ‘American Dirt’

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Elizabeth Ellen, Hobart’s editor and the person who conducted the interview, posted a letter from the editor advocating for an atmosphere “in which fear is not the basis of creation, nor the undercurrent of discussion.”

это про American Dirt. 113,207 ratings однако. книжку, конечно, не прочту. да не очень-то и хотелось