Because Melissa McCarthy actually is a fat woman, she isnt allowed to make brash statements about body acceptance. She has to apologize for her body.

Occasionally, the horrors of life in North Korea do show up in our American satire.

Its far easier to brush off death if the death in question seems impossible or improbable as a personal threat.

If we truly seek diversity in fiction, we have to let the needs of others come before our need to define ourselves as social justice allies.

As white authors, bloggers, and readers, we must stop promoting diversity as a business opportunity or a chance to buy ally points with our disposable income.

It was the damnedest thing, life. Once you decide exactly how things are going to go, something or someone comes along and messes it all up.

The attitude of, I will never self-publish, coming from any author, indicates that they have never been in a position where it is their only option.