Authors ask Waterstones to rehire worker fired after tweet about gender-critical writer
Over 500 industry professionals sign open letter to bookseller after employeeβs post about βtearing up booksβ by Christina Dalcher
More than 500 authors and book industry professionals have signed an open letter calling on Waterstones to reverse their decision to dismiss an employee who said she would tear up and throw away books written by a gender-critical author.
Figures including Chocolat author Joanne Harris, writer and podcaster Dorian Lynskey, and author and culture journalist Jason Okundaye have backed Tilly Fitzgerald, who posts book-related content and reviews under the username TillyLovesBooks on social media. Fitzgerald was sacked after responding to a post on X by author Christina Dalcher, which appeared to endorse a publishing network for those βconcerned about the impact of gender ideologyβ on the sector. Fitzgerald wrote: βOoh, Iβll enjoy tearing up your books and popping them in the bin today. Thanks for the heads up.β
Continue reading...Β© Photograph: Tilly Fitzgerald.
Β© Photograph: Tilly Fitzgerald.