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a penguin monopoly means penguin controls 1/3 of books that come out. the penguin classics line has forced westernized and european classics down society’s throat and tied them to literary

and because they're out of touch with humanity, the stories are also out of touch with humanity, because the feedback is not given to level the work up. it's given

if you're an agent offering query critiques/advice/whatever you can also promise to sign new black writers after all is said and done if the work isn't ready/you're not in love

i...really can't stomach the YA takes today. over-archingly the YA community fails to recognize that queer black people are human. even people with their performance face on doing virtue signaling

i need a book about a black boy that isn’t also about police or incarceration. i need a book about a free black boy living his life maybe he can