Debut YA author Kosoko Jackson has withdrawn his book A Place for Wolves from publication after it was called culturally insensitive in online reviews. Originally due out from Sourcebooks Fire on March 26, the book centers on a queer love story between two non-Muslim Americans during the Kosovan Genocide. Jackson pulled the book when Goodreads users criticized it for misunderstanding the conflict. He posted an apology on Twitter on Thursday saying his focus was to put “queer boys of color in the center of a story” but that he “failed to understand the people and the conflict” involved in the […]
