A book release during a pandemic is bittersweet. What's there: the book. What's not: the book tour, conferences and festivals, a chance to go out, meet readers, talk to people. Virtual events are not the same.
— Shannon Hale (@haleshannon) August 25, 2020
What, you mean the clownworld shit the libs have been spewing about Zoom being just as good and that no one should ever travel again is just BS? WHO COULD HAVE EVER GUESSED?
I know some of that was and is a coping mechanism, and that veneer is failing now. But some (many?) libs seriously believe that. And to hell with all that.