Anyone know about the controversy of this new novel? https://apnews.com/971db8e2487ab58337218d2ddfdcce5e
TLDR: new novel about a Mexican woman and her child gets great reviews and very strong pre-pub sales including selection as an Oprah Book Club novel. Promotes compassionate immigration ideals. Author is politically liberal. Should be A-ok.
what’s the controversy? author is not Latino enough to write this story sez the screaming protestors. Her grandmother was Puerto Rican, but that is not good enough. Heckling and hatred ensue. Former supportors withdraw support. Book tour cancelled including author’s talk at our local leftie bookstore.
She has St. Louis roots and her family was involved in what is probably the most high profile and horrific murder of the past 30 years here. She wrote a book about THAT as well, leaving out any race analysis because she just didnt wanna go there. Cant blame her for that. But never the less, she is now deep into the race doodoo.