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Has cancel culture hit the publishing world?

Simon Tierney has been taking a closer look at the publishing world. There's a growing furore ove...

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18.10 29 Apr 2021


Has cancel culture hit the publishing world?


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18.10 29 Apr 2021


Simon Tierney has been taking a closer look at the publishing world.

There's a growing furore over books being 'cancelled', in light of the campaign to get Simon & Schuster to cancel their book deal with former US VP Mike Pence.

It comes after a few other cases whereby the publisher's plans have been challenged, sometimes by their own staff.


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Cancel Culture Literary Mike Pence Publishing Senator Josh Hawley Simon & Schuster Books Simon Tierney

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