Banned on YouTube:
An exploration of the emotional,
psychological, and social dimensions through
the immersive storytelling of fiction

Blazing Reader,

Back in March, I sent Robert Vaughan (of Just Right Media) a copy of my novel, Much Ado About Corona. I had a feeling he might like it, as we share similar philosophical views and we both dislike the works of Arthur C. Clarke.

In fact, over a decade ago, I discovered the podcast Robert Vaughan co-hosts, Just Right, after a friend had sent me a link to an episode where he reviewed Clarke's dismally anti-human and nihilistic story, Childhood's End. I've been a regular listener ever since.

But after many months without hearing back from Robert, I assumed he didn't like my novel much better than Clarke's.

Two weeks ago, however, Robert sent me an email letting me know he'd finished reading Much Ado About Corona and had given it a five-star review on Amazon, praising the novel for "exploring the emotional, psychological, and social dimensions [of the first year under COVID tyranny] through the immersive storytelling of fiction."

Robert Vaughan then asked me if I'd be willing to join him for a long-form interview on Just Right's video platform.

That warranted an immediate "You bet!"

Last Tuesday we met and had the most in-depth discussion about the novel ever recorded.

On the weekend, Robert uploaded the three-hour interview to YouTube and... it was promptly deleted for "medical misinformation." (Robert even had to undergo a few minutes of virtual "re-education" camp to keep the channel active.)

Where ChinaTube failed, Rumble came to the rescue. Robert's uploaded the entire uncut interview. It opens with his review of the novel and then dives into a deep discussion of the story, its characters and the underlying philosophy.

Rumble on over to Just Right Media to watch or listen to it now: https://justrightmedia.org/blog/archives/14782

Stay sane & read great books,
John C.A. Manley

John C. A. Manley is the author of Much Ado About Corona: A Dystopian Love Story, the forthcoming All The Humans Are Sleeping and other works of speculative fiction. Get free samples of his stories by becoming a Blazing Pine Cone email subscriber at: https://blazingpinecone.com/subscribe/