"In one book, I recall an author stated a disproven theory about the formation of the moon. I queried it, but the author – whose feelings were very sensitive throughout the edit – wanted to retain it, and it was ultimately accepted among other ‘facts’ in order to placate the author."
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James McConnachie
Fact-checking non-fiction in @the-bookseller.bsky.social – I ran out of eyebrows to raise. www.thebookseller.com/news/careles...
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