Ghostbusters star says publisher is helping figures including the ‘alt-right’ Breitbart News commentator to ‘spread hate’ Comedian Leslie Jones has spoken out against Simon & Schuster’s decision to publish a book by outspoken “alt-right” figure Milo Yiannopoulos, months after he was banned from Twitter for allegedly encouraging a bombardment of abusive tweets towards the Ghostbusters actor.It was announced last week that Yiannopoulos, an editor for Breitbart News, had signed a $250,000 (£203,000) contract with Threshold, a conservative imprint of publisher Simon & Schuster, after he was offered – in his words – “a wheelbarrow full of money”. Threshold has previously printed books by Donald Trump, Dick Cheney and Rush Limbaugh. Related: Publishing Milo Yiannopoulos’ book is wrong. My magazine is fighting back | Adam Morgan @SimonBooks @threshold_books @simonschuster yea but you still help them spread their hate to even more people. Related: My night out in Cleveland with the worst men on the internet Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2017-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a letter addressed to management, Hachette Book Group employees condemned the launch of a new Basic Books imprint, Basic Liberty, to be helmed by former Regnery publisher and Heritage Foundation fellow Thomas Spence, which was announced by HBG CEO David Shelley shortly after the 2024... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The division of Hachette Book Group will add two new imprints to its portfolio following the promotion of Lara Heimert to president and publisher: Basic Venture, a new business and economics imprint, and Basic Liberty, a new conservative imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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On June 21st, Threshold, a conservative imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced a new book deal with New York Times bestselling author and entrepreneur and noted conspiracy theorist Vivek Ramaswamy. Although it’s rumored that Donald Trump passed him over for the role of running mate, Vivek... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Amid all the stories of shitbag Proud Boys shutting down drag queen story hours at libraries, here’s a nice bit of news about libraries saying a very polite “fuck off” to Kirk Cameron, former Growing Pains star and current Christian film mogul whose latest effort was the anti-abortion... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Pat Buchanan, Newt Gingrich, Rush Limbaugh and other figures extolled Ronald Reagan but led the Republican Party away from his principles, Nicole Hemmer argues. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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The veteran editor and publisher is leaving the conservative imprint he founded at St. Martin's, All Points Books, for a currently unnamed new venture. With the move, APB will close in August 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Milo Yiannopoulos, an editor at the conservative news site Breitbart News, received a six-figure publishing contract from Threshold Editions, a conservative imprint at Simon & Schuster. The move prompted criticism from some of Simon & Schuster’s authors and calls for a boycott. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ghostbusters star says publisher is helping figures including the ‘alt-right’ Breitbart News commentator to ‘spread hate’ Comedian Leslie Jones has spoken out against Simon & Schuster’s decision to publish a book by outspoken “alt-right” figure Milo Yiannopoulos, months after he was banned... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new unit, Liberty Hill Publishing, is being launched in partnership with Salem Communications, a conservative media company which owns, among other properties, Regnery Publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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It sounds like a bad joke: America’s liberals have fallen for a Marx-referencing, Balzac-loving French intellectual who has proposed a worldwide tax on wealth. If Thomas Piketty (pronounced “Tome-AH PEEK-et-ee”) were not traveling around the United States on a triumphant book tour, you might... Continue reading at Slate
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The Republican candidate has sold his memoir to the conservative imprint of Simon @ Schuster. Continue reading at The New York Times
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