KATHLEEN HALE IS A CRAZY STALKERSix EssaysBy Kathleen HaleAuthors hold a strange place in our cultural imagination. Some also have plenty of time to mess around on the internet, and for those authors Goodreads is kryptonite. In an essay in The Guardian, Hale was the first to admit that her actions were ill advised, even creepy. There was nothing to stop Hale from making a triumphant return to the book world — except herself. It would be a piercing indictment of online cancel culture, if calling oneself a “crazy stalker” counted as a feminist act of “owning it.” It doesn’t.

Source: New York Times June 13, 2019 21:11 UTC