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The Book Threads community is in uproar over author Paul Smith’s upcoming novel “Steps to Tomorrow”.
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The AI-generated cover art for the book features a female chimp resembling offensive caricatures of Black women.
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Despite being marketed as empowering, the novel’s cover has sparked controversy and accusations of racism.
The literary community on Book Threads is in an uproar following the reveal of author Paul Smith’s upcoming young adult novel, Steps to Tomorrow.
While the book is marketed as an empowering story about its main character, Zola, navigating bodily autonomy, the AI-generated cover art posted by Smith features a female chimp with physical traits that critics point out directly mirror offensive caricatures of Black American women.
