‘Assault on inalienable human rights’: Literary professionals demand publisher cancel Amy Coney Barrett’s book while simultaneously declaring they ‘care deeply about freedom of speech’ Over 500 individuals in the literary community signed an open letter this month calling for Penguin Random House to cancel Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s new book.
Signatories included “Rick and Morty” writer Erica Rosbe and employees of Barnes & Noble, Random House, and HarperCollins. Various publishers, members of the press, and freelance writers also signed the letter.
The signatories noted that they “care deeply about freedom of speech,” but they also believe that publishers should “uphold their dedication to freedom of speech with a duty of care.”
The letter started with a quote from a TED Talk by David Puttnam, a film producer and environmentalist, declaring that there should be a “balance” between freedom of speech and “wider moral and social responsibilities.”
The signatories claimed that publishing Barrett’s book would be an attack on “international human rights.” Therefore, they argued, canceling the deal would not be an act of censorship............
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