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An audiobook narrator told Zionists to kill themselves. A popular romance novelist hired him anyway.

JL;DR SUMMARY The article discusses the controversy surrounding a popular romance novelist, Abby Jimenez, who rehired Zachary Webber to narrate her audiobook despite his previous antisemitic remarks on social media. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israel Palestine ConflictJewish AuthorsJewish RepresentationSocial Media ControversyBoycottsRomance NovelsAudiobooksZachary WebberAbby Jimenez

Places mentioned

Savannah, Georgia, United States
"Actor Zachary Webber (left) speaks at the 18th Annual Savannah Film Festival in October 2015."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"The need for a Jewish space in the romance genre was also evident to Gillian Geller, a 35-year-old in Toronto, who used to run a book blog focused on all kinds of novels, with a focus on romance."
Israel
"Sarah J. Maas, author of the massively popular A Court of Thorns and Roses series, mentioned going on a Birthright trip to Israel."

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