Episode 97: Alberto Gullaba Jr. Thought He Might Be Headed For Literary Stardom — Then His Agent Found Out His Race

After Katie provides a brief but withering review of ‘America,’ she tells Jesse about the latest hijinks of everyone’s favorite contrarian University of Washington computer science teacher, which like all great hijinks involve land acknowledgements. Then Jesse tells Katie about Alberto Gullaba Jr.’s travails trying to get his novel published. To discuss this episode with other paying subscribers, go here.Show notes/Links:Stuart Reges on sex differences research: https://quillette.com/2018/06/19/why-women-dont-code/Research on same: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/38061313_Men_and_Things_Women_and_People_A_Meta-Analysis_of_Sex_Differences_in_InterestsThe Toxic Drama on YA Twitter:https://www.vulture.com/2017/08/the-toxic-drama-of-ya-twitter.htmlJesse on Amelie Zhao:https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/how-a-twitter-mob-destroyed-a-young-immigrant-female-authors-budding-careerJesse on Kosoko Jackson:https://reason.com/2019/02/28/he-was-part-of-a-twitter-mob-that-attack/Jesse’s review of Jackson’s cancelled book:https://reason.com/2019/03/15/a-review-of-a-book-will-never-be-publish/Jesse’s newsletter: YA Twitter's Victims And Critics Speak Out, Part 2: How (Some) Writers Of Color Are Affected:‘Ember Days’ cancelled: https://archive.is/jp0IO#selection-629.0-637.768Jesse on the unpublishing of that PW article:‘University Thugs’ is for sale here:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099QDNCKWAlberto’s newsletter (more of a mailing list for future updates):Freechef.substack.comAnd his Twitter account:https://twitter.com/free_chef This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe