Last fall, in advance of the publication of my second novel, The Ten Year Affair, I began receiving a steady trickle of odd emails offering to help promote my book. The trickle soon became a deluge. Dozens and dozens of self-described marketing experts and people running book clubs reaching out, praising my book woodenly in obvious AI syntax, and then soliciting a fee for services. “I recently came across your upcoming novel, The Ten Year Affair,” read a typical email, “and was instantly drawn to its clever, emotionally layered premise. The dual-timeline exploration of connection, choice, and fantasy feels deeply relatable […]
