Simon & Schuster cancels Milo Yiannopoulos’ book – I am left wondering if Simon & Schuster was looking for a reason to drop Dangerous, despite their insistence that they were ‘doing the right thing’ and defending free speech. That claim was just about as convincing as Yiannopoulos’s insistence that he was just ... more >
Roxane Gay Pulls Book, Protesting Breitbart Editor’s ‘Egregious’ Book Deal – Simon and Schuster continues to get backlash over their deal to publish Milo Yiannopoulos, most recently with Roxane Gay’s decision not to allow TED Books, an S&S imprint, to publish her new book, How To Be Heard. The book was actually ... more >
Is Everyone Qualified to Be a Critic? -Adam Kirsch and Charles McGrath debate the question of criticism – namely whether there should be formal “qualifications.” McGrath laments what he seems to see as a general degradation of critical writing these days (ah, the good old days!), and argues that informed ... more >
Dear Author/Jane Litte Defense Fund – Many people have been asking if and how they can contribute to Dear Author and Jane Litte’s legal defense. Consequently, this campaign was created. The Dear Author Jane Litte Legal Defense Fund will be run through Go Fund Me. Any donations made to this ... more >
Note: I’m putting together a list of WWI resources for a future news post, from comic books to library archives, so if you have any you’d like to contribute, feel free to submit via the DA submission form. Court Grants Preliminary Approval to Apple Settlement – Judge Denise Cote officially ... more >