A gentle puff of wind from the general direction of Islam and Random House buckled. This kind of pre-emptive caving is despicable and cowardly.
As we learned in the Wall Street Journal today, the company has decided not to publish Sherry Jones’ historical novel “The Jewel of Medina” about Mohammed’s child bride Aisha. The book was part of a $100,000 two-book contract with the author.
Shame on Random House! This act of abject cowardice and de facto censorship is one of the most disgraceful incidents I can think of in the history of American publishing.
I hope Jones gets her novel published somewhere, even if it’s not very good. Mohammed’s pedophilia cannot be made taboo.
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