![]() The hashtag #HaleNo trended on Twitter, and dozens of bloggers went on a 1-week (or longer) blackout to give them time to re-evaluate blogging and their own personal safety. There are now HUNDREDS of blog posts by angry book reviewers and authors over the Hale incident. Here is link to a blog post that breaks down the FACTS that Ms Hale conveniently left out of her article. ♡Karlyn P♡ UPDATE 10/28: Editing this to add a few updates. Look into Hale's background (the aforementioned blog in which she describes assulting and stalking a girl at 14, her connection to James Frey and you get a picture of someone from privilege, with the best education money can buy (Harvard), with strong connections in Hollywood and NYC (friends with comedian John Mulrany, fiance is SNL writer/former Observer writer Simon Rich, future father in law is NYT critic, columnist and Veep producer Frank Rich, mother in law is an exec at Harper-Collins-her publisher) who supported and endorsed a group (Stop the Goodreads bullies) who publish their website anonymously (I guess anonymity is okay when it serves your own interest) who STALKED a reviewer, who showed up AT HER DOORSTEP and then bragged about it (she posted on Tumblr that she was proud of herself). Harris was hardly her "number one critic". ![]() Hale has provided no screen shots of this bullying behavior, no proof whatsoever. Blyth posted over 300 reviews on Goodreads, one of which was Kathleen Hale's book. There is ZERO evidence, other then Hale's assertions, that Blythe Harris did what was claimed.
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