While some see the discussion about cultural appropriation in fiction as a necessary, if painful, step toward addressing the lack of diversity in publishing, others argue that the online Y.A. Zhao’s decision to move ahead with publication will likely reignite the fractious, ongoing debate about diversity, representation and “ cancel culture” in the young adult literary world. “ Ultimately, it’s true to my vision,” she said. She made some revisions, and “Blood Heir” is now scheduled to be released in November. In March, Zhao called her editor at Delacorte Press and told her that she wanted to move forward with the novel after all. reread her book several times, examining the plot and characters to see if the critics were right. Ladies and gentlemen, it's been confirmed: BLOOD HEIR WILL BE PUBLISHED! This is not a drill I repeat this is not a drill Blood Heir will be out November 19th 2019!Īccording to New York Times, this is why and how Zhao finally decided to go ahead with publishing Blood Heir (if you want to know why it was cancelled, scroll down to the Jan 31 update):
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