We May Have A New Bad Art Friend

Candice Lim is joined by Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe to break
down the BookTok drama surrounding Old Enough by Haley
Jakobson. Last year, Old Enough hit the shelves as a
queer, coming-of-age novel about a sophomore in college named Sav
and her ex-best friend, Izzie. A year later, a guest of Lucie
Fink’s podcast The Real Stuff claimed she was allegedly
the basis for Izzie and that her childhood was “plagarized” for the
novel — from her experience with sexual assault to sensitive
details about her family. On today’s episode, ICYMI asks how this
BookTok drama became the “Bad Art Friend” of 2024 and
where the lines should be drawn when it comes to using the trauma
of others to sell a book. This podcast is produced by Se’era
Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario and Candice Lim. Learn more about
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