Maris Kreizman
Book critic and host of The Maris Review; shares criticism, links to essays, and smart commentary on the state of publishing and book coverage.
AI Scammers Ditch My Book, Pitch Other Authors
The AI marketing scammers don’t even want to promote my book anymore. Now they’re sending me pitches for other authors.
Unearthing Queer Books Forgotten by NYT's Pamela Paul Era
So proud to be a part of this project for @literaryhub that covers some of the trans and queer books that were overlooked in the Pamela Paul era of the Times Book Review. Thank you to Sandy Allen for including...
Night Night Fawn: A Remarkably Extraordinary New Novel
Jordy Rosenberg’s new novel Night Night Fawn is extraordinary. I wrote about it here: https://www.themarisreview.com/the-maris-review-vol-95/
Anna’s Archive Accused of Supplying Pirated Content to AI Firms
"Anna’s Archive is actively advertising that it will provide high speed access to—and indeed has already supplied stolen works of authorship to—developers of large language model AI systems and data brokers." Uuuuuuuugh https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/copyright/article/99880-publishers-charge-anna-s-archive-with-copyright-infringement.html
First National Book Ban Targets Trans Youth, Act Now
I wrote about the first national book banning bill, which effectively seeks to erase trans people. At the end I include a link to let your reps know that you oppose this bill and all it stands for. https://lithub.com/why-we-must-fight-to-stop-hr-7661-before-it-destroys-the-lives-of-american-children/
Publishers' Dues Belong to Unions, Not Individuals
I wrote all about how I once believed in the power of paying one’s dues. And now I believe that the only dues publishing workers should be paying is for a union. https://lithub.com/a-series-of-unfortunate-salaries-maris-kreizman-on-fighting-the-publishing-industrys-elitism/