Sim Kern is the USA Today Bestselling author of The Free People’s Village, an Indie Next Pick. As an environmental journalist, Sim made a name for themself investigating petrochemical polluters and dragging space billionaires. They’re also a book influencer and activist with over 500,000 followers across Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter, and in 2022, they used their platform to create The Trans Rights Readathon, which raised over $250,000 for trans-supporting organizations. Since October 7th, 2023, Kern has shared educational content about Palestine and mobilized their followers to raise more than half a million dollars in direct aid for families in Gaza.

Sim’s latest book, Genocide Bad: Notes on Palestine, Jewish History, and Collective Liberation, is coming March 11th from Interlink Books, the US’s only Palestinian-owned publisher.

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