Surprise! This week, we have a bonus episode all about what happens when your readers are upset with you. Author of Shrill, Lindy West, was a feminist sensation who became a millennial icon. But when her next memoir, Adult Braces, hit the market, it stirred up a frenzy of backlash. Articles started coming out, and West and her partners did not appreciate what was being said. Soon enough, it snowballed out of control. Mike and AJ are here to help authors who may find themselves in this situation and to show them how to respond.
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“And people are reacting because they think you’re basically living your life as the antithesis of what you were encouraging them to.”
—AJ Harper
“They’re pouring kerosene on the fire. They keep this conversation alive.”
—Mike Michalowicz