Penn Cole

It's very real. I actually just had a conversation with my publisher. They, you know, wanted to put viral book talk hit, you know, book talk sensation, Penn Cole, putting it in ads, pretty much everywhere that you need to sort of describe the book because that communicates to booksellers in particular, bookstores and buyers for these big book chains.

It's very real. I actually just had a conversation with my publisher. They, you know, wanted to put viral book talk hit, you know, book talk sensation, Penn Cole, putting it in ads, pretty much everywhere that you need to sort of describe the book because that communicates to booksellers in particular, bookstores and buyers for these big book chains.

It's very real. I actually just had a conversation with my publisher. They, you know, wanted to put viral book talk hit, you know, book talk sensation, Penn Cole, putting it in ads, pretty much everywhere that you need to sort of describe the book because that communicates to booksellers in particular, bookstores and buyers for these big book chains.

That's sort of a code word for this book has a lot of It has a big reader base. But for readers, I think it has a very different connotation. And I had to sit down with my publisher and say, I'm not sure that putting this in reader-facing spaces is necessarily the best idea. Because there is a big group of people that feels as if book talk books are not any good.

That's sort of a code word for this book has a lot of It has a big reader base. But for readers, I think it has a very different connotation. And I had to sit down with my publisher and say, I'm not sure that putting this in reader-facing spaces is necessarily the best idea. Because there is a big group of people that feels as if book talk books are not any good.

That's sort of a code word for this book has a lot of It has a big reader base. But for readers, I think it has a very different connotation. And I had to sit down with my publisher and say, I'm not sure that putting this in reader-facing spaces is necessarily the best idea. Because there is a big group of people that feels as if book talk books are not any good.

It sort of gets painted with a broad brush where people discount my books and assume they're going to be fluff. They're not going to be serious. The writing quality will be bad. They'll be unedited or they were, You know, make all these assumptions about what's inside my book without ever giving me a chance.

It sort of gets painted with a broad brush where people discount my books and assume they're going to be fluff. They're not going to be serious. The writing quality will be bad. They'll be unedited or they were, You know, make all these assumptions about what's inside my book without ever giving me a chance.

It sort of gets painted with a broad brush where people discount my books and assume they're going to be fluff. They're not going to be serious. The writing quality will be bad. They'll be unedited or they were, You know, make all these assumptions about what's inside my book without ever giving me a chance.

I can't even count the number of times I have cried or had to just go and get offline because someone said something really mean. And of course, they have every right to say that, right? We want people to give honest reviews, but as an author, seeing it can be hard.

I can't even count the number of times I have cried or had to just go and get offline because someone said something really mean. And of course, they have every right to say that, right? We want people to give honest reviews, but as an author, seeing it can be hard.

I can't even count the number of times I have cried or had to just go and get offline because someone said something really mean. And of course, they have every right to say that, right? We want people to give honest reviews, but as an author, seeing it can be hard.

Of course, most of my readers were so supportive and so kind about it and said, take all the time you need. But, I mean, to be very honest about it, I had to start going to therapy. I had to seek professional help because it was— I felt so guilty. I really beat myself up over it.

Of course, most of my readers were so supportive and so kind about it and said, take all the time you need. But, I mean, to be very honest about it, I had to start going to therapy. I had to seek professional help because it was— I felt so guilty. I really beat myself up over it.

Of course, most of my readers were so supportive and so kind about it and said, take all the time you need. But, I mean, to be very honest about it, I had to start going to therapy. I had to seek professional help because it was— I felt so guilty. I really beat myself up over it.

I thought I was given this opportunity to have a bestselling book that was doing really well and that I was going to ruin it. It starts to have an effect no matter how mentally strong you are.

I thought I was given this opportunity to have a bestselling book that was doing really well and that I was going to ruin it. It starts to have an effect no matter how mentally strong you are.

I thought I was given this opportunity to have a bestselling book that was doing really well and that I was going to ruin it. It starts to have an effect no matter how mentally strong you are.

Traditionally, you know, for as long as books have existed, it has been a handful of gatekeepers in the biggest publishing houses that have decided what readers are going to read. And now publishers are rushing to keep up with what the readers are saying they like, as opposed to publishers telling readers, this is what you get to choose from.

Traditionally, you know, for as long as books have existed, it has been a handful of gatekeepers in the biggest publishing houses that have decided what readers are going to read. And now publishers are rushing to keep up with what the readers are saying they like, as opposed to publishers telling readers, this is what you get to choose from.