The risks authors face, and why we must speak louder
Dear Readers,
If you’ve noticed fewer author events lately—fewer book tours, fewer panels, fewer names on convention guest lists—you’re not imagining it.
And no, it’s not burnout. It’s not laziness. It’s not just the cost of plane tickets.
It’s fear.
And for some of us, it's a question of survival.
But for those of us who aren’t targeted—for authors like me, a cishet white man—the fear is not a reason to stop.
It's a reason to lean in harder.
Why...
