Kasey Dawson asked Gayle Forman:

What made you want to become an author?

Gayle Forman I decided to become an author because I had stories I needed to tell. I did not become an author to become a public figure or to be the target of trolls. I want to take this moment to point out that right now, a debut YA author, and outspoken Trump critic named Laura Silverman has had her Goodreads taken over by haters and Trolls who are slamming a book they'd never read.

I love Goodreads. I love the democratization of options and reviews and the community it creates. This is the ugly underbelly, and a symptom of a time when dissent, particularly that coming from a woman, is brutally shut down.

Please support Laura Silverman. Read her book. Or rate it 5 stars just to beat the fuckers at their sick game. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

And also, be aware, that Goodreads, like so much on social medial, has become vulnerable to hate.

On a book site. That saddens me. Deeply.

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