11 September 2017
My delight and surprise in landing at the top of the New York Times young adult best-seller list a few weeks ago as a first-time author was short-lived. In an instant, I was pummeled on social media, accused of gaming the system, and summarily yanked off the list.
My book made headlines worldwide - but for all the wrong reasons.
"New York Times pulls YA novel from bestseller list after reports of fake sales," read a headline in the Guardian. On NPR: "The Brief, Tumultuous Reign of an Erstwhile Best-Seller." And on Salon.com: "Author booted from the New York Times Bestseller List lashes out."
