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Eat, Pray ... Boycott? Elizabeth Gilbert's withdrawn novel is a valid act of cultural resistance

Elizabeth Gilbert, the celebrated author of Eat, Pray, Love, has cancelled her latest novel, The Snow Forest. Planned for publication in February 2024, there is now no release date.

The Conversation

We can revile Putin’s violence in Ukraine, but we’re not at war with Russian culture

Elizabeth Gilbert was wrong to stop her novel being published on account of its setting

The Guardian - UK

Elizabeth Gilbert is pulling a novel set in Russia from publication. That’s unsettling

The Eat Pray Love author said that she doesn’t want to harm the Ukrainian cause. But that’s not how literature works

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Elizabeth Gilbert was ridiculed for shelving her Russia-set novel, but I quite admire her

It was a fantastically grand gesture by the writer. You don’t have to agree with it to applaud the boldness and sincerity, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK

Elizabeth Gilbert and the debate over cancelling Russian culture

Elizabeth Gilbert has withdrawn her forthcoming novel “The Snow Forest” from publication amid increasingly vociferous fallout over her decision to set the narrative in Russia while the war in Ukraine is ongoing.

The Week

Elizabeth Gilbert criticized for 'wrongheaded' decision to pull Russia-set novel

The bestselling author of "Eat, Pray, Love" is pulling her forthcoming book from publication after facing online backlash, which is baffling the literary community.

Los Angeles Times

‘Eat, pray, pander’: mixed reactions after Elizabeth Gilbert pulls Russia-set novel

Author’s decision to remove The Snow Forest from publication because of Russia-Ukraine war sparks intense debate

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Elizabeth Gilbert withdraws her new novel 'The Snow Forest' set in Russia

Author Elizabeth Gilbert, who is best known for her hit debut novel 'Eat, Pray, Love', had recently announced her new novel 'The Snow Forest' which is set in Russia. However, in a social media post, the author revealed on June 12 that she has now withdrawn the book from publication…

The Times of India

Eat Pray Love author delays publication of new book over backlash to Russia setting

‘I don’t want to add any harm to a group of people who have already experienced grievous and extreme harm,’ said the author

The Independent UK

Elizabeth Gilbert halts release of a new book after outcry over its Russian setting

The Snow Forest by the author of Eat, Pray, Love was set to be released in February 2024, exactly two years after Russia invaded Ukraine. The backlash included hundreds of negative GoodReads reviews.

WEKU

Elizabeth Gilbert delays release of novel set in Russia, citing objections from Ukrainian readers

Author Elizabeth Gilbert is delaying publication of a novel she had set in Russia after she said she received an outpouring of “anger, sorrow, disappointment and pain” from Ukrainian readers who objected to releasing any work about Russia amid that country’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Eat Pray Love author Elizabeth Gilbert pulls new book from publication after backlash to Siberian setting

‘I don’t want to add any harm to a group of people who have already experienced grievous and extreme harm,’ said the author

The Independent UK

Eat, Pray, Love author withdraws new Russia-set novel from publication

Elizabeth Gilbert says now is ‘not the time for this book to be published’, following anger from Ukrainian readers over The Snow Forest, set in Siberia

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Elizabeth Gilbert’s next novel ‘The Snow Forest’ to be published in 2024

International bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert, who is best known for her debut novel 'Eat, Pray, Love', is all set to publish her new novel. Titled ‘The Snow Forest’, Gilbert's upcoming novel is scheduled to be published by Bloomsbury in February 2024. The news was announced by Gilbert on social media…

Tribune News Service

Movie review: 'Mafia Mamma' a daring, charming take on woman's midlife crisis

“Eat, Pray, Love” is so over — ladies, we’ve officially entered the “Threaten, Extort, Kill” era. This unusual new ethos of empowerment is the guiding theory behind Catherine Hardwicke’s crime comedy/feminist manifesto “Mafia Mamma,” starring Toni Collette as Kristin, a harried American mom and marketing exec who discovers her own…

The Guardian - UK

‘I yearned for a deeper, slower, more useful existence’: dispatches from the Great Resignation

From the ad executive turned charcoal burner to the woman who built a new life in the woods, a new genre of books about radical reinventions is proving a runaway success

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