So, without further ado, here’s the cover of my book, which was co-conceived by my amazing editor Rakesh Satyal and the crack design team at Atria. Better yet, that donation was made in Yiannopoulos’ name.īottom line: I worked my ass off on this thing, I’m really proud of the end result, and I want to be able to remain really proud of it. This morning I donated a portion of it to the Los Angeles LGBT Center, an incredible organization that has long been on the front lines of combating the kind of divisiveness and intolerance that Yiannopoulos perpetuates. Simon & Schuster paid me some money to write this book. So, here’s my plan for clearing my conscience as I head into the promotion part of this process.
But, since my lawyers have advised me that my options for getting out of my contract at this stage in the process range from non-existent to nil (and, believe me, I tested their assertion), reconcile it I must.
23 letter that Yiannopoulos’ book will not include hate speech, I have struggled to reconcile doing business with a company that provides the likes of him with a platform. Even though Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy maintained to me and other concerned S&S authors in a Jan. You see, my memoir is being published by Atria, which is a wonderfully inclusive and diverse imprint of Simon & Schuster, which, as you may have heard, is the same company that will soon be releasing a book by noted hatemonger Milo Yiannopoulos (via the conservative Threshold imprint). I’m less excited to also share with you some of the mixed feelings that have been weighing on me the past couple of weeks as I prepared to make this announcement. Gilmore Girls Video: Lauren Graham Teases That Revival Cameo - 'Lorelai's Head Is Turned By ' Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies Excerpt: My Nightmare Day on The Americans' Set With Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys
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