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Advanced readers copies are used to promote the work before it is published and drum up hype. Getting an ARC is not a guarantee in the industry, and new authors, especially those of color, have a difficult time obtaining them. This is a vital tool with authors who do not have a large fanbase yet, and they are often told that the publisher cannot afford to use ARCs for their book promotion.

Literary Community Rocked by Anti-Asian and Anti-Semitic Allegations | Ramaponews

ramaponews.com

I don’t fear Ebola. I fear the flu spreading like a fire in a dry forest. I fear the return of Polio, or an outbreak of the measles. I fear stupidity and lies. I fear Jenny McCarthy, and Kristin Cavallari, celebrities with platforms, who are not doctors, spreading not just lies about vaccines but actual diseases with their unprotected children.

Shot Through the Heart - The Awl

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Contrarily, character-disordered personalities, unencumbered by qualms of conscience, passionately pursue their personal goals with indifference to — and often at the expense of — the rights and needs of others,14 and cause all sorts of problems for others and society at large.

In Sheep's Clothing

George K. Simon Ph.D.

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