Reading for sensivity

A story at Slate reports on the trend of authors and publishers using so-called “sensitivity readers” to make sure manuscripts don’t alienate or anger readers by mistake.

The article’s author, Katy Waldman, writes: “These advising angels — part fact-checkers, part cultural ambassadors — are new additions to the book publishing ecosystem. Either hired by individual authors or by publishing houses, sensitivity readers are members of a minority group tasked specifically with examining manuscripts for hurtful, inaccurate, or inappropriate depictions of that group.”