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Asian American author Xiran Jay Zhao has exposed a white debut author for creating fake Goodreads accounts to review-bomb other writers. Scheme unveiled: Zhao, the New York Times bestselling author of young adult novel "Iron Widow," presented a comprehensive expose revealing that Cait Corrain, the Los Angeles-based author of upcoming novel "Crown of Starlight," had been fabricating Goodreads accounts to manipulate book ratings. The expose, which came in a 31-page Google document, included evidence dating back to April, Zhao explained.

LA-based Cait Corrain was set to release Crown of Starlight - a 'steamy, sci-fi reimagining' of the Greek myth of Ariadne and Dionysus - in May 2024.

Asian American author Xiran Jay Zhao has exposed a white debut author for creating fake Goodreads accounts to review-bomb other writers. Scheme unveiled: Zhao, the New York Times bestselling author of young adult novel "Iron Widow," presented a comprehensive expose revealing that Cait Corrain, the Los Angeles-based author of upcoming novel "Crown of Starlight," had been fabricating Goodreads accounts to manipulate book ratings. The expose, which came in a 31-page Google document, included evidence dating back to April, Zhao explained.

A white book author lost book deals after creating fake profiles online to give bad reviews to authors of color. 

First-time author Cait Corrain dropped by U.S. publisher and agent after readers and fellow authors accused her of posting fake negative reviews on Goodreads.