Romance author Sophie Lark is “pausing” the publication of SPARROW AND VINE and other books in the series after criticism surfaced online, she wrote on Instagram. The first in a planned series, SPARROW AND VINE was due to be published by Bloom Books on April 22. Early readers noted insensitive lines in the book, spoken by the main character without any pushback or disagreement from other characters or in the text. In one instance, Lark writes, “Shouldn’t there be a crew of people with questionable work visas picking these grapes for us?” In another, she writes, “I was inspired by […]
