![]() ![]() When these people made a big issue, they were like, 'This is too much effort. Handbook for Mortals is a 2017 novel by Lani Sarem. 1 The title received media attention for its placement on The New York Times Best Seller list in 2017, as the book was not readily available in. ![]() They didn’t have to put me on the list despite how many books I sold. Handbook for Mortals is a 2017 young adult fantasy romance novel by Lani Sarem, first published by Geeknation Press in 2017 and subsequently mass-printed as a hardcover book. ![]() "My personal opinion: I’m a first time author I did some great numbers," Sarem told The Hollywood Reporter. ![]() Sarem even took aim at the Times, claiming it bowed to overblown social-media outrage. Do you only get to be successful in the YA world if you only do it the way that they think it’s supposed to be done?" I didn’t send out galleys two years in advance, and I didn’t go talk to the people that thought I should come talk to them. "OK, I get it,” she said, “I didn’t play by the normal YA rules. Sarem responded to the criticism she received, and the removal of her novel from the bestsellers list, in a conversation with Huffington Post. After a series of tweets revealed contradictory variables in the novel's distribution - in addition to scathing direct messages that suggest Sarem or her team purposely ordered large quantities of the novel from Times reporting retailers and the likelihood the alleged scheme was to prepare for a film adaptation with Sarem as the star - the Times pulled the book from its list due to "inconsistencies in the most recent reporting cycle," according to Vulture. ![]()
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