Romance author Sophie Lark is under scrutiny after lines from her upcoming book Sparrow and Vine have surfaced online.

"My intention was to craft and demonstrate a flawed main character," the writer said in a statement apologizing on social media.

The novel, “Sparrow and Vine” by Sophie Lark, was due out in April from Bloom Books. Readers with advance copies criticized ...

A publishing house has pulled a forthcoming series by romance novelist Sophie Lark after social media users took issue with snippets from the first upcoming book that praise Elon Musk and perpetuate ...

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By Calum Marsh The novel, “Sparrow and Vine” by Sophie Lark, was due out in April from Bloom Books. Readers with advance copies criticized passages that they found racist — or that praised ...

Bestselling romance author Sophie Lark is facing intense backlash after excerpts from her upcoming novel, Sparrow and Vine, ...

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A forthcoming romance novel by writer Sophie Lark was pulled by her publisher after drawing criticism from readers over dialogue that some found racist or that praised Elon Musk. The novel, "Sparrow ...

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A publishing house has pulled a forthcoming series by romance novelist Sophie Lark after social media users took issue with snippets from the first upcoming book that praise Elon Musk and ...