RWA and Little Free Libraries: Book World Flops

In this special bonus episode, we discuss two pretty niche controversies within the book and library space. We've mentioned these both in previous episodes, so it's time for a deep dive! Read up on RWA: https://www.vox.com/2020/1/10/21055125/rwa-what-happened-resignations-courtney-milan-damon-suede-backstory-2020-ritas-conferencehttps://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2020/6/17/21178881/racism-books-romance-writers-of-america-scandal-novels-publishinghttps://lithub.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-ongoing-racism-controversy-surrounding-one-of-romance-writings-biggest-awards/https://www.jezebel.com/inside-the-spectacular-implosion-at-the-romance-writers-1841002358https://claireryanauthor.com/blog/2019/12/27/the-implosion-of-the-rwa/Read up on LFLs: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2018/01/02/question-little-free-libraries/ Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!Join our Season Two Reading Challenge on StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/16e538a7-c79d-466a-9ec4-683043220014Want to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8 Business inquiries can be sent to [email protected]