Roxane Gay pulls book from Simon & Schuster over Milo Yiannopoulos deal

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Source: The Guardian

The feminist author and commentator Roxane Gay has pulled publication of her forthcoming book from Simon & Schuster in protest of its support of the notorious “alt-right” figurehead Milo Yiannopoulos.

“I just couldn’t bring myself to turn the book in,” Gay said in a statement to BuzzFeed News, explaining that her upcoming book How to Be Heard was to be published through TED Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.

“I was supposed to turn the book in this month and I kept thinking about how egregious it is to give someone like Milo a platform for his blunt, inelegant hate and provocation,” she said.

Yiannopoulos gained public notoriety after he was banned from Twitter for leading a racist and sexist campaign against the female-starring Ghostbusters reboot and the Saturday Night Live comedian Leslie Jones.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/25/roxane-gay-simon-schuster-milo-yiannopoulos

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Dear Ms. Gay;

[shenmue]

1. Brava

[izzybella]

2. I will be buying her book!

[ehrnst]

3. Exercising her free market perogative. That invisible hand

can give you a bitch slap.

[Ellen Forradalom]

4. Someone needs to punch Milo next

[7962]

5. Her prerogative, but I wonder if she's under contract for a certain number of books.

And i guess he shouldnt be allowed to publish a book just because we dont like him?

[UpInArms]

7. hmmm...

would you stand on a podium next to Hilter, just to receive a nomination?

methinks that Ms. Gay would not

[7962]

8. Just the option that she may face a legal issue depending on her contract. Again, her choice.

Some authors are like musicians; contracted for a certain number of books.
And I'm tiring of all the "hitler" comparisons partnered with comments about having a lovefest with Bibi. You cant have it both ways.
I think hitler #2 would hardly be backing Israel with such ferver

[LanternWaste]

9. It's important to speculate on the red herring...

It's important to speculate on the red herring... it serves much better to distract from the convictions she illustrates, regardless of how tired you allege to be. But... your choice, of course.

[7962]

10. I'm happy that you've found a hobby pontificating on my every post

Your constant need to bloviate is amusing. Rarely does it refute my points, but at least its good for a laugh to pick through the word-salad you enjoy tossing to us commoners

[Tommy_Carcetti]

11. No publisher is obligated to publish that POS's work.

The First Amendment doesn't mandate it. And if no one steps up to publish it, let him self-publish his drivel.

[7962]

12. You're absolutely right on that.

i'm sure he is enjoying all the extra free publicity he gets from stuff like this though. Ignore & his sales will suck; resulting in a 2nd deal never being offered!

[riversedge]

6. LoveTrumpsHate. Good for

[demmiblue]

13. K&R