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The contested story, which Sonya Larson published in two different audio versions and in the 2017 edition of American Short Fiction, is about a working-class Chinese-American woman named Chuntao, an alcoholic who gets a kidney donation from a wealthy white woman who then feels entitled to pester Chuntao. [2]
Oct 5, 2021 · Art often draws inspiration from life — but what happens when it’s your life? Inside the curious case of Dawn Dorland v. Sonya Larson.
Sep 19, 2023 · A federal judge decided that Sonya Larson's story "The Kindest" was a fair use of Dawn Dorland's Facebook post about kidney donation, but not her letter. The judge also dismissed Larson's defamation and interference claims against Dorland.
Oct 7, 2021 · More than a year later, Dorland files a counterclaim that allows her to catch Larson mocking her spitefully in group chats with Larson’s writer friends.
Oct 10, 2021 · “Who Is the Bad Art Friend?,” a nearly ten-thousand-word feature by Robert Kolker in this week’s New York Times Magazine, describes the escalation of a feud between two writers, Dawn...
Oct 20, 2021 · How Bad Art Friend Became Twitter’s Favorite Parlor Game. Robert Kolker, who recently wrote about a case involving a friendship torn asunder for The Times Magazine, explains how he approached his...
Oct 6, 2021 · A writer sues another writer for using her kidney donation story in a short story without permission. The New York Times magazine publishes their texts and emails, revealing their bitter feud and betrayal.
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