Trolls Piled On This Independent Bookstore In Australia, But Australia’s Literary World Fought Back

Men’s rights “swamp monsters” hastened to chastise the store for one of its Facebook posts, giving it a ton of one-star reviews overnight. Then customers, and a flood of others, overwhelmed the one-star reviews with five-star reviews. The bookstore has a special ethos: “‘We are first and foremost a community space with a strong set of beliefs and values, with a community who shares those values. We sell books we love to people who appreciate them,’ said Currie. (One of those regular customers turned up to the bookstore on Tuesday morning having baked them an ‘anti-troll sour cream and walnut cake.’)”