I just support Foyt’s right to freedom of expression. Note: This should not be taken as support for racism in any way on my part. The publisher eventually removed Kaye’s editorial and issued an apology. In this world, the darkest skinned people (the Coals) are prized and can survive much better than the fair-skinned (Pearls). Stated First Edition January 2012, first printing with full number line in fine. This is the future we encounter in Victoria Foyt's captivating new novel, (Save The Pearls Part One) Revealing Eden (Sand Dollar Press, Inc.). Signed by author Victoria Foyt on the title page with a brief inscription to the previous owner. While browsing the internet for current events, I happened upon some buzz of the WTF variety regarding an independently published YA novel written by Victoria Foyt called, Save the Pearls Part One: Revealing Eden. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions - starting at 15.73. Jeff Vandermeer and NK Jemisin blogged against the book and Ann Vandermeer resigned as editor of the magazine, apparently in protest. Buy Revealing Eden: Save the Pearls Part One by Victoria Foyt online at Alibris. Weird Tales Magazine published a supportive editorial by Marvin Kaye and initially meant to publish an excerpt, but then backed down and apologized after a backlash.

This novel also caused a scandal within the SF community. An organized campaign left large numbers of 1-star reviews for the book on Amazon. In this episode, Anna & Em make a righteous move as they set out to read and discuss a book.

Although Foyt said her intentions were to present questions about racism, the book was denounced as racist. Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of HateRead. Despite this situation, Eden continues to think of herself in the traditional white custom as privileged and beautiful. The novel is set in a sun-blasted dystopian society and follows Eden, a young white woman, as she wears blackface as protection and tries to survive in a society where whites are oppressed by blacks. The book won the 2012 Eric Hoffer award for young adult fiction. Another example of Internet censorship is Victoria Foyt’s book Save the Pearls: Revealing Eden.

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