![]() ![]() The statement continued, “It was a terrible mistake with terrible racist implications. ![]() A second employee, new to copyediting, was charged with proofreading the bestseller list before it went out but they didn’t check to ensure that the correct cover image was used.” They were not familiar with Candace Owens’ face, so they did not recognize her on the cover of the wrong book. “They did not check the cover image against the title and author listed. The error resulted in the ABA promoting the book to hundreds of bookstores. Rather than pull the cover image by ISBN as they had been trained to do, they pulled the image by the title, Blackout, and didn’t realize they had pulled the wrong cover image - same title, different book,” the letter stated. “A staff person was filling in on creating the bestseller list while the staff person typically responsible was on vacation. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon. 5, Hill explained why Owens’ book cover appeared on an Indie bestseller list instead of the correct cover for a book with the same title, “Blackout” by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. puKHPzpsot- Candace Owens August 11, 2021 ![]() The is the CEO, Allison Hill, who sees no irony in calling a black woman racist. For those of you that don’t know, the CEO of American Bookseller’s Association ( recently sent around an email, apologizing for promoting my book and labeling my book as racist. ![]()
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