“I am against the posthumous publishing of a late author’s work unless it can be proven without a doubt that posthumous publication is the express wish of the author. If it can’t be proven, then the default action should be not to publish.”
Akie Bermiss and Molly Schoemann ruminate on literary fandom, posthumous publishing, and J.D. Salinger.
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