Books A Beloved Children’s Book Author Said Most Children’s Literature Is “Crud.” It Has Not Gone Well. The latest literary controversy could not be more preposterous. By Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. Sign in or create an account to better manage your email preferences. Unsubscribe from email alerts Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from email alerts for Laura Miller ? May 14, 2026 12:19 PM Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images and RomoloTavani/iStock/Getty Images Plus. In case you were wondering where the raging social-media pile-ons of the publishing world have gone since Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, these days many of them have migrated to Threads. Yes, Threads. That platform is still around, and it’s a great place to see people work each other up into ever-frothier lathers of righteous indignation.…