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Content warning: This story deals with severe mental illness and substance abuse.
A white author who came under fire in the publishing industry for review-bombing writers of color has finally spoken out about the allegations, and vows that she is not racist.
In an exclusive interview with The Daily Beast, Cait Corrain said that a psychotic breakdown—prompted by substance abuse—led to a series of uncharacteristic actions that were beyond her control, including writing scathing Goodreads reviews for books that were rated higher than hers. It was a “sheer, awful coincidence” that the majority of those books were by writers of color.