About this episode
Adam Szetela discusses his investigation into self-censorship in the publishing industry and its transformation due to social media and culture wars.
Adam Szetela, author of "That Book Is Dangerous!," discusses his investigation into the rise of self-censorship in the publishing industry, which he argues is being negatively transformed by social media and the culture wars in the United States. Mr. Szetela talks about the role played by the Big Five publishers, literary agents, sensitivity readers, and online pressure groups in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guest: Adam Szetela
Topics covered
- self-censorship
- publishing industry
- social media
- culture wars
- Big Five publishers
Keywords
- self-censorship
- publishing
- social media
- culture wars
- Big Five publishers
- literary agents
- sensitivity readers
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Big Five publishers, literary agents, sensitivity readers, online pressure groups
Books & works: That Book Is Dangerous!
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