How sensitivity readers corrupt literature - UnHerd

Of course I cared. I'm horrified that people found prejudice and cruelty in my book. And I went into the process willingly: I've always enjoyed and benefited from editing and saw this as an extension. I did an initial rewrite - there were many things I was eager to change - in the autumn of 2021 and sent it off full of interest and optimism. I received the reports on it before Christmas. They were never formally used and I share the content here - anonymously, of course - because sensitivity reads are being used more and more widely, and mine gives a valuable insight into how they might work with non-fiction and memoir.