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ICYMI: We May Have A New Bad Art Friend With Haley Jakobson's Old Enough
FromSlate Books
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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Sep 11, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Candice Lim is joined by Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe to break down the BookTok drama surrounding Old Enough by Haley Jakobson. Last year, Old Enough hit the shelves as a queer, coming-of-age novel about a sophomore in college named Sav and her ex-best friend, Izzie. A year later, a guest of Lucie Fink’s podcast The Real Stuff claimed she was allegedly the basis for Izzie and that her childhood was “plagarized” for the novel — from her experience with sexual assault to sensitive details about her family. On today’s episode, ICYMI asks how this BookTok drama became the “Bad Art Friend” of 2024 and where the lines should be drawn when it comes to using the trauma of others to sell a book.
This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario and Candice Lim.
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This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario and Candice Lim.
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Released:
Sep 11, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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