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You seem to be responding to a different situation than the one presented here. At least according to the OP, this author wasn't taking a political stand — it w
by chc 11y ago
You seem to be responding to a different situation than the one presented here. At least according to the OP, this author wasn't taking a political stand — it was just a small plot detail. They didn't even ask him to change it. Somebody saw something they didn't like and attempted to punish the author in the most severe way available to them. This is their right, of course, but you have the right to do lots of lousy things, including burn books.
- mikeash 11y agoThey did ask him to change it. And the "punishment" was just to not publish him. Hardly severe, given the large number of other publishers available, and now the pretty good option of going without a publisher altogether. "Publisher asks author to change book" hardly seems worthy of attention.
- chc 11y agoAccording to the author, they had already killed the book before they even sent him any notes. That seems to be the biggest part of what he found so upsetting.
- mikeash 11y agoThe book was removed from the schedule, but I imagine it could have been reinstated (reschedule?) if the requested changes had been made. Certainly a dick move by the publisher if it went down like that, but the choice to change the offending section seems to have been there.