YouTube star Zoella hit by ghostwriter controversy after book sales smash records

LONDON — British YouTube sensation Zoella has been at the centre of an online backlash after it was revealed her publishers employed a ghostwriter to work on her debut novel Girl Online.

The book, which sold 78,000 copies in its first week after it was released by Penguin on Nov. 25, became the fastest-selling debut since Nielsen BookScan began keeping track of sales since 1998, surpassing efforts from J.K. Rowling and Dan Brown.

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During the week, though, rumours started circulating that Zoella, whose real name is Zoe Sugg, had had a little help with the book, something she hinted at in the acknowledgements of her book and finally confirmed on Twitter. Read more...

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