A Sydney library has removed a book critical of Israel called How to Sell a Genocide, following a complaint reportedly from a survivor of the Bondi beach terror attack.
How to Sell a Genocide critiques what it claims is the US media’s “complicity in the destruction of Gaza”.
The decision to remove the book was criticised by its author, Adam Johnson, who said calling Israel’s actions in Gaza a genocide was not “a fringe or radical position”.
“They seem to be objecting largely based on the title using the word ‘genocide’,” Johnson said.
More accurate title: Waverley library bans book critical of Israeli war crimes after pressure from Zionist lobby group.
Hopefully the Streisand effect has a bigger impact here than their (attempted) ban. The ban itself may infact be illegal, as mentioned later in the article
You mean the attack Isreal let happened? Sounds like the selling is working.
I’ve never heard of this book until now, and now I want to read it.
Take that Barbara.
Pretty solid marketing tbh
The book is available online from several sources. You can get it from a giant retailer or directly from the publisher. https://www.plutobooks.com/product/how-to-sell-a-genocide/
Libraries are an other great booster. Most libraries let patrons request books to add to the collection. They can typically borrow books from other libraries in their network. They also track how many people borrow books and how long the wait lists are.
