![]() Marketers and some authors heralded it as an essential read about the Mexican immigrant experience, but critics argued it was a pulpy brownface thriller that did more harm than good. Perhaps the highest-profile recent debate over representation centered on white author Jeanine Cummins’ American Dirt, an Oprah’s Book Club pick. And Amélie Wen Zhao, an Asian author, pulled her young-adult fantasy novel Blood Heir in early 2019 over its depiction of slavery. Last year, young-adult author Kosoko Jackson, who is Black and gay, pulled A Place for Wolves over its depiction of the Muslim community. In June, white author Alexandra Duncan pulled Ember Days, which would have depicted South Carolina’s Gullah Geechee community. ![]() ![]() Green is far from the first author to pull a novel over criticism about representation. It shows how publishing continues to struggle as it seeks to support more inclusive books. Her novel’s plot and main characters drew heavily from indigenous cultures of Hawaii in depictions that critics say Green flubbed in harmful ways.ĭancing With Fire’s demise is the latest stumble in a publishing industry that until recently has had limited space for non-white creators and editors. What happened? Jordan Marie Green is white. Four days later, she came back to announce she was pulling the book. ![]() 27, author Jordan Marie Green bounced onto Twitter to announce her young-adult book deal, complete with thanks and exclamation points. ![]()
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