Many thanks to Aaron Galbreath, Lincoln Michel and Electric Literature for publishing my piece about the blurb trade. The response on social media has been incredible, which is a huge relief as I was very nervous about going public with this story (even though I don’t name names). A lot of people have been sharing blurb stories with me today and they are CRAZY. Keep them coming! An excerpt: 

I prepared to type out my reply with the rage of a thousand furious trolls, but I didn’t know what to say. It’s okay? I understand? It wasn’t okay and I didn’t understand. I felt as if I’d been poleaxed. It would have been better if the blurber had declined to read the book when I emailed in the first place. To receive an endorsement only to have it withdrawn after they’d read the book was like being declined for a second date after having sex on the first.