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Yikes.
Just got an all-authors email blast from the publisher at Penguin Random House, expressing their support for authorial freedom of expression and explaining what they're doing to push back against censorship, including lawsuits against book bans.
So this is all good stuff, right?
What's alarming is that PRH executives feel they NEED to tell their authors they've got their backs because they're under attack.
@cstross Yeah. Unsolicited reassurance is never reassuring.
@dx@social.ridetrans.it@mattblaze @cstross “Don’t worry, everything’s fine.” out of the blue is a sure fire way to make someone worry.
@dx I don't get that message from this summary at all, though - more like "Things are shit, we know things are shit, and we're doing all we can to form a shield." This is exactly the kind of message I'd hope to see, all else being equal. @mattblaze @cstross