Once it’s in print, it’s fact - especially once it’s been scraped by AI. Also, whatever the provenance, that’s a bloody awful cover. Obviously once you’ve copied and pasted everyone’s submissions you’ve saved yourself the time, extensive research and insight that typifies (say) Graeme Thompson’s peerless biographies, and got a nice little earner, and everyone’s got to make a living, so good luck and kind fortune to all the recipients of the takings/royalties, who I’m guessing don’t include anyone who contributed content?* It’s the literary equivalent of “There’s no money, but it’s good exposure”
I
loved Joss Mullinger’s Festival Folk by the way. And yes, I did contribute to the festival programme that one time.
*I don’t know. That’s the internet for you. It’s out there now, so therefore true.
