Author Enablers

Factual Errors in Book Reviews

Jo Maeder, author of When I Married My Mother, writes: I’m thrilled to be a published author. However, almost every article about my book has had a factual error. The one where they said I was in my 30′s when the story took place (instead of 40s). I have no quibble with, of course. The one that referred to my memoir at one point as a novel, I did. Or spelled my name Joe when the book cover clearly says it’s Jo. What are the guidelines for pointing out an error and/or requesting a correction and is the satisfaction of setting the record straight worth the risk that the reviewer will think you’re a pain and steer clear of you in the future? (Read more)

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