About this episode

The episode discusses the ethics of paying book influencers and the implications of writing fiction about celebrities.

This is Footnotes. In these episodes, we scan the reading world for recent stories, trends, and news to chat about. We pick timely topics for the three of us, and you, to discuss. We have the honor of having bestselling author and lover of all things reading, Laura Tremaine, sit in with us for this chat while Erin is on leave. Laura Tremaine: Instagram | Threads | Secret Stuff Substack | Slow Read: Outlander Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine The Life Council by Laura Tremaine Topic 1: Influencer PBSquamer asks for authors to pay him for reading and reviewing and the internet got in their feelings (OG video file ) Topic 2: Is Rachel Cusk's new novel Life of M about Natalie Portman? Vulture The Project by Rachel Cusk on The New Yorker Who Is The Bad Art Friend? by Robert Kolker Erin's Common Ground Pilgrimage trip for Hamnet happening in June 2027 is now open for registrations . Our Bookshop.org Storefront Our Patreon: Shelf Respect Our Instagram: @readwithshelfrespect readwithshelfrespect.com

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