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In light of yesterday‘s insurrection, Simon & Schuster has decided not to publish Sen. Hawley‘s upcoming book. I applaud their gesture and will splurge on one of their titles. I will now post some if my favorite LGBTQ releases they have published in case you want to do the same. #SupportSS

LiteraryinPA Thanks for sharing this; I hadn‘t heard they pulled the book publication. I‘m going to support them too. 4y

Lcsmcat Good for them! 4y

Crazeedi What a shame that speech is being suppressed in a country that was founded on free speech 4y

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EadieB @Crazeedi I think banning Senator Hawley's book will only make it a best seller as there are a lot of great Americans out there who hate silencing free speech. I for one will buy his book and support him. 4y

ravenlee Isn‘t it within the publisher‘s rights to refuse to publish a book that will benefit a potential criminal? They‘re not refusing to allow it to be published at all, just refusing to be part of it. I can see their side of it. 4y

ChasingOm Y‘all, not paying someone isn‘t suppressing his free speech. S&S gets to decide how they want to spend their money, just like any business in a capitalist society. @Crazeedi @EadieB 4y

ChasingOm Thanks for this post, @WanderingBookaneer. I‘ve had this one on my TBR for a while:

Gender Queer: a Memoir

AlaMich @Crazeedi @EadieB Simon & Schuster is a business, not a governmental body. They have the right to decide whom they publish. I assure you, no one is robbing Hawley of his right to free speech. If they were, you would not be reading his seditious, reprehensible nonsense even as we speak. 4y

Jennifer3 Not only is it about deciding how they want to spend their money but they also have the right as a company to support people with beliefs and ideals that are aligned with their company‘s. People can lose their job for violating a company or government‘s code of conduct. 4y

EadieB @ravenlee Senator Hawley is not a potential criminal. His book is about Big Tech Who is shutting down people‘s free speech and now the publisher has shut down this author‘s book which is an affront to Senator Harley‘s free speech. Yes the publisher can decide to publisher who they want but that decision was made because Hawley was standing up for getting answers for his constitutions about serious violations of an election. @ChasingOm (edited) 4y

EadieB @AlaMich The publisher came to their decision not to publish him because he was speaking out for his constituents. He has nothing to do with the people who stormed the capital. How many people‘s books were shut down because Antifa burnt so many of our cities? These protest actions need to be handled fairly and both are acts of violence and need to be denounced fairly but Antfa‘s actions were described as peaceful protests. 4y

Susanita Don‘t worry. I‘m sure another publisher will pick up the book. 4y

EadieB @Susanita I‘m sure! The book will be a best seller for sure as very prominent in these times of trying to silence people that you don‘t agree with. 4y

Susanita Yeah well. I won‘t buy it. 4y

ravenlee @EadieB I wasn‘t referring to his book content; I was referring to his actions and rhetoric on Wednesday encouraging the rioters. Those egging them on could potentially face charges of sedition, inciting a riot, and more. His backpedaling since is trying to cover himself because it didn‘t work. I‘m glad you feel the need to support him, but it‘s the publisher‘s choice and I respect it. 4y

EadieB @ravenlee He never encouraged the rioters. He asked for the senators and the house to look into the election irregularities. It‘s the same as what the dems did in 2016 and continued the Russian hoax for 4 yrs which was proven to be untrue. When you deny people answers, it does incite violence. Why are the dems allowed to ask for answers but the republicans cannot? The media once again is the ones who are inciting violence by stretching the truth. 4y

ravenlee @EadieB ok 4y

thewallflower0707 @ all the People defending that vile politician: free speech does NOT mean free of consequences (e.g you are allowed to insult your boss at work, but you will probably get fired). Freedom of speech also doesn‘t mean that you‘re entitled to keep that book contract. It just means that the government cannot punish you for your opinion. 4y

Traci1 I wonder how many of these "free speech" lamenters would be complaining if a christian publisher decided to axe the book of someone found to have had an affair or an abortion. ? (neither of which are against the law, unlike inciting violence by the way). 4y

ravenlee @thewallflower0707 @Traci1 preach!👏🏻 4y

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