J. K. Rowling's tweets gets response from US and Irish Publishing Community; Read more

J.K. Rowling's new book titled Troubled Blood under  name of Robert Galbraith stirred a lot of criticism after release of an early review about book. Recently, more than 1500 members of UK and Irish Public Community signed a letter which was in response to views that were present by J.K. Rowling in her book for trans community. This letter was published by Second Shelf on September 30.

letter read, "A Mess from Members of UK and Irish Publishing Community" described itself as "a mess of love and solidarity for trans and n-binary community."  letter furr read, "Culture is, and should always be, at forefront of societal change, and as writers, editors, nts, journalists, and publishing professionals, we recognise vital role our industry has in advancing and supporting wellbeing and rights of trans and n-binary people. We stand with you, we hear you, we see you, we accept you, we love you. world is better for having you in it."  community also extended ir support to rights of trans and n-binary people through letter.

In this Second Shelf letter, J.K. Rowling's name was t mentioned however it can be supposedly viewed as a response to people who came in support of J.K. Rowling after her book was published. letter stands up to Rowling's recent transphobic tweets and statements. This letter is signed by 1521 members including writers, editors, and publishing professionals. signatories include world-famous authors such as Jeanette Winterson, Malorie Blackman, and Joanne Harris.

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J.K. Rowling receives support from fellow literati 

J.K. Rowling's latest Cormoran Strike book called Troubled Blood received a lot of hate online after its release on September 15. Hashtags like #RIPJKRowling also started trending on social media as trans-activists and supporters slammed author for her earlier comment and plotline of Cormoran Strike. idea of hashtag was to declare that author is 'dead' on social media. However, 58 big literary names came up with a letter and signed in support of  Harry Potter author. 

letter states that author is a victim of "an insidious, authoritarian and misogynistic trend in social media". It also said that hashtag trending on number one is "just latest example of hate speech directed against her". Famous names like Booker Prize winner author Ian McEwan, actor Griff Rhys Jones and Frances Barber and famous playwrighter, Sir Tom Stoppard, were also among those 58 who signed letter in Rowling's support. 

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While hashtag was trending, Piers Morgan also came to J.K. Rowling's aid via a tweet. He said that hashtag trend speaks volumes about 'woke brigade'. It only proves that y are much more 'vicious' than those y are battling against, he said. Check out tweet here:

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