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A
first-time
author
busted
for
writing
bad
reviews
of
books
by
authors
of
color
on
an
Amazon-owned
site
has
been
dropped
by
her
publisher.
According
to
reports,
sci-fi
fantasy
author
Cait
Corrain
was
found
to
have
left
numerous
one-star
reviews
for
books
by
Black
authors
and
other
authors
of
color
on
Goodreads
while
giving
her
upcoming
book,
Crown
of
Starlight,
excellent
ratings.
The
“review-bombing”
controversy
forced
her
publisher,
Del
Rey
Books,
to
announce
that
Corrain’s
book
won’t
be
published
in
2024.
“We
are
aware
of
the
ongoing
discussion
around
author
Cait
Corrain,”
Del
Rey
Books’
post
on
X,
formerly
Twitter
said
last
Monday
(December
11).
“CROWN
OF
STARLIGHT
is
no
longer
on
our
2024
publishing
schedule.”
In
a
follow-up
tweet,
the
imprint
owned
by
Penguin
Random
House
also
stated
that
they
would
not
publish
other
books
on
Corrain’s
contract.
Corrain’s
first-ever
novel
was
slated
to
be
published
on
May
14,
2024,
and
had
earned
positive
reviews
in
advance.
Corrain
was
also
dropped
by
her
literary
agent,
Rebecca
Podos,
and
her
press
affiliate.
Corrain’s
behavior
was
chronicled
by
Canadian
sci-fi
fantasy
author
Xirin
Jay
Zhao
in
a
TikTok
video,
which
covered
Corrain’s
bad
reviews
targeting
Black
authors
like
Bethany
Baptiste
and
other
POC
authors.
They
all
had
books
set
to
be
released
next
year
between
January
and
August.
Goodreads
issued
a
statement,
saying:
“Goodreads
takes
the
responsibility
of
maintaining
the
authenticity
and
integrity
of
ratings
and
protecting
our
community
of
readers
and
authors
very
seriously.
We
have
clear
reviews
and
community
guidelines,
and
we
remove
reviews
and/or
accounts
that
violate
these
guidelines.”
Corrain
acknowledged
her
behavior
in
a
letter
posted
on
X,
writing
that
her
actions
were
due
to
depression
and
substance
abuse.
“Let
me
be
extremely
clear:
while
I
might
not
have
been
sober
or
of
sound
mind
during
this
time,
I
accept
responsibility
for
the
pain
and
suffering
I
caused,”
she
wrote,
stating
that
before
posting
the
letter
she
was
“going
through
withdrawal
as
I
sobered
up
enough
to
be
brutally
honest
with
you
and
myself.”
Authors
impacted
by
Corrain’s
bad
reviews
on
the
Amazon-owned
site
weren’t
too
pleased
with
her
non-apology.
Baptiste,
who
had
called
attention
to
Corrain’s
actions
before
the
controversy
broke
open,
wrote
in
a
post
on
X
afterward:
“So,
many
layers
to
Cait
Corrain’s
lies.
And
yet
when
I
told
my
truth
in
a
62-tweet
thread,
I
was
called
a
liar
and
accused
of
doubling
down.”
