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“His Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire’s Slaves was a finalist for the National Book Award and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the PEN USA Literary Award.”
“The latest of his eleven books is American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis .”
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“A decade ago, I had the privilege of writing a forward to a new edition of George Orwell’s classic memoir of fighting in the Spanish Civil War, Homage to Catalonia .”
“Literary Hub » The Latest Literary Scam: Emailing the Long-Dead Legends of 20th-Century Literature Literary Hub Craft and Criticism Literary Criticism Craft and Advice In Conversation On Translation Fiction and Poetry Short Story From the Novel Poem News and Culture History Science Politics Biography Memoir Food Technology Bookstores and Libraries Film and TV Travel Music Art and Photography The Hub Style Design Sports Become A Member Lit Hub Radio The Lit Hub Podcast Awakeners Fiction/Non/Fiction The Critic and Her Publics Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast Memoir Nation Beyond the Page First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing Thresholds The Cosmic Library Culture Schlock Reading Lists Reading Challenge Book Marks Best Reviewed Books CrimeReads True Crime The Daily Thrill Log In Craft and Criticism Fiction and Poetry News and Culture Lit Hub Radio Reading Lists Reading Challenge Book Marks CrimeReads Log In The Latest Literary Scam: Emailing the Long-Dead Legends of 20th-Century Literature Adam Hochschild on Getting an Email Addressed to George Orwell Adam Hochschild September 3, 2026 In these first few years of the AI era, tens of thousands of published writers have received emails that begin something like this: Dear Fred, “I’ve long admired your novels, but feel that Windsong Malaise is the best yet.”
“When the age of book promotion scams dawned, an AI engine clearly had read the book but did not know that Orwell had died in 1950.”
“What I do is strategically position books onto the most relevant, high-traffic Listopia lists so they’re discovered by the right audience.”
“On and on it goes, thoughtfully praising the very aspects of Windsong Malaise that you feel most proud of.”
“I’ve received many such letters, but a recent one was unexpected.”
“Because of that, your work is a natural fit for carefully curated Goodreads Listopia lists focused on themes like “war memoirs with political insight,” “books about propaganda and truth,” “essential political nonfiction,” and “firsthand accounts of historical conflict.” These are categories where readers actively search for meaningful, perspective-shaping works like yours.”
“To give some context, Goodreads Listopia is made up of public, reader-created lists where books are grouped by very specific themes, ideas, or historical topics.”