She assured me that the student’s Twitter account had been suspended and that disciplinary action had been taken.Ī little later, a tweet came in from someone going by 4fishisgay. The tweets from the high-school class abruptly ceased. “I have the free speech right to say whatever I want about your book and my opinion on it,” he replied. I wrote that I would be telling the teacher about this one. In another tweet, he used a homophobic slur. Because a whole classful of book purchases makes my publisher happy, I dutifully tweeted back.īut then the bad tweets who the fuck wants to read about fish lol” She’d had the clever idea that it might be fun for her students to “engage” with a real author online.
O ne spring morning, high-school students started tweeting at when is the last time you have eaten Bluefin Tuna?”Īnother wanted to know about the “most unique places you have been on your studies/fishing trips.” A science teacher had assigned my book Four Fish and found me on social media. If you are having trouble finding the link to add a new thread, try this. Please avoid all-caps, especially in thread topics, as it is considered SHOUTING. They are able to edit and improve the Goodreads catalog, and have made it one of the better catalogs online.Īctivities include combining editions, fixing book and author typos, adding book covers and discussing policies. Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who have applied for and received librarian status on Goodreads. Non-librarians are welcome to join the group as well, to comment or request changes to book records.įor general comments on Goodreads and for requests for changes to site functionality, try Goodreads Help or use the Contact Us link instead.įor tips on being a librarian, check out the Non-librarians are welcome to join the group as well, to A place where all Goodreads members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog. A place where all Goodreads members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog.
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