The Book Lantern

"Hale’s piece acts ostensibly as a memoir of her exploits, but in the process she also reduced the blogger she stalked to the status of plot point. We know for sure that details were changed, crucial facts omitted and a narrative was constructed that saw Blythe become less than a fully fleshed person. She became a character, a lesson to be taught, a creature of myth and fable.

This isn’t an uncommon tactic in the world of non-fiction."

Good news everyone!

Many of you know I co-host a podcast called Anglo-Filles, part of the Made Of Fail family. Our parental podcast is about to go through some exciting changes.

Starting soon, Made of Fail will be hosted by Emily Whitten (semi-professional nerd who writes for ComicMix, co-founded the North American Discworld Convention and roleplays as Deadpool) and Cleolinda Jones (author of Movies In 15 Minutes, chief Sparkle Correspondent in the world of Twilight recaps and the best Hannibal recapper on the internet)! 

We at Anglo-Filles are very excited but also sad to see the end of an era with Made of Fail. We love Kevin, Dayna and George and hope the Next Generation brings with it much fun. 

But Anglo-Filles still has dibs on Hannibal stuff first. 

It's been a week since Kathleen Hale admitted to stalking someone who gave her a bad review and a lot has happened in the interim period. 

We are making this official and we hope you'll take this stand with us.

We as book bloggers will not give Kathleen Hale any publicity. No book tours, no interviews, no cover reveals, no reviews, not a shred of work from us. What she did is heinous and we can fight back in our own way. She has a new book coming out next year. Let's ignore it completely. 

Please join us. Come to Twitter & declare #HaleNo. Say No to Kathleen Hale.

(Credit to Cuddlebuggery for the epic tag)

Sign & pass it along! 

Kathleen Hale stalked a reviewer who gave her book 1 star. She defamed her, harassed her and turned up at her house, claiming she was 'catfishing' her.

What she did is not okay. It's never okay, and it wasn't okay for the Guardian to let her brag about it.

Oh, and she also cites Stop The Goodreads Bullies.

Read more on the site.

Big trigger warning for discussions of child abuse and victim blaming here.

John Grisham made some truly heinous comments regarding sentences given to many who view images of sexual abuse against children. I take apart every bit of his crap, because for some reason we still need to do this.

Ever seen Exit to Eden?

It's an adaptation of the Anne Rice erotica, but with an added buddy cop comedy subplot starring Rosie O'Donnell & Dan Ackroyd. It's... Special. It's also a warning sign to 50 Shades of Grey, but both are warning signs that you should watch Secretary instead.

Megan & I discuss bad BDSM, romanticising of lack of consent, the perils of adapting bad material and James Spader. Because why not?

Trigger Warning: This book romanticizes self harm and suicide. 

SPOILER WARNING!!!

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Here's a basic summary of the book. Boy meets ghost girl and falls in love. He has to hurt himself to see/touch her. He eventually kills himself to be with her. 

I can't believe this is being marketed as YA! I would ask if S&S have no standards or decency, but we already know they don't. 

I made this post as a warning since there are no trigger warnings anywhere for the book or even on any of the reviews. 

Now I need a shower.

Like Gone Girl? Looking for a similar read? I've got some recommendations for you. Aww yeah, I know how to treat you right.

I really liked it!

(Here be spoilers).

Screenshot for prosperity and the WTF factor.

James Frey has a new book out.

I want it to fail.

S&S are publishing One Direction fan-fiction.

I want it to fail.

I explain why.

I say no, what about you?

When good ideas fall victim to Forbidden Romance Schmoozy-Pie fun times.

Scotland says no to independence, and I couldn't be happier. Now the real work begins. After I've had another cup of tea.