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'
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“Essex Dogs,” the first novel in a projected trilogy by the historian Dan Jones, imagines a hard-bitten band of mercenaries hired to invade France on behalf of their English king. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Bestseller Kiley Reid re-ups with Putnam, two-time NBA winner Jesmyn Ward sells her first historical fiction outing to Scribner, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Spiegel & Grau buys a “literary devotional” from New York Times columnist Margaret Renkl, Paul McCartney sells a book of photos to Liveright, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-27 05:00:00 UTC ]
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A trio of scholars examine the nature of suffering in a book for IVP; Salem agrees to publish prayers ‘for desperate times;’ a kids’ story about Bryson, a bison, heads to Zonderkidz; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Pulitzer finalist Sophie Gilbert sells a book about women and pop culture to Penguin, S&S crashes an inside account of the Manhattan DA’s investigation into the Trump Organization, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Nathan J. Robinson and Noam Chomsky sell an examination of U.S. foreign policy to Penguin Press, and Princeton UP buys a book about miscarriage from anthropologist Kate Clancy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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A minister’s ode to commitment lands at Convergent, magician Taylor Hughes brings a book to Salem, actress Michelle McKinney Hammond moves to Whitaker, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House buys a memoir from Ketanji Brown Jackson, Katee Robert sells the first three in a series to Berkley, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Restless Books buys Immigrant Fiction Prize winner Praveen Herat’s debut, Penguin Press nabs a debut novel about generational trauma, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Avon preempts an action-adventure rom-com by Ally Carter, Hachette wins an etiquette guide by Netflix star Sara Jane Ho, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
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IVP will publish an illustrated collection of ‘Prayers for Life;’ Revell signs ‘Back Porch Theology’ podcaster Lisa Harper; WaterBrook lands a debut children’s book author; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic Monthly Press buys a Civil War novel from James Lee Burke, Harper Muse takes on a historical novel about Alice Marble, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Broadside buys a memoir from Florida governor Ron DeSantis, NBC News reporter Char Adams sells a book on Black-owned bookstores to Tiny Reparations, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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