 In 2017, Mendlesohn announced that her forthcoming critical study of Robert Heinlein would be published by the crowdfunding publisher Unbound, and that if the funding exceeded the target any surplus would be divided between America's Blood Centers and Con or Bust (a non-profit corporation which helps people of color to attend Science Fiction and Fantasy Conventions).the pledges had exceeded the target by 18%.The book was published in 2019, under the title "The Pleasant Profession of Robert A. Heinlein".