Why Michael Hastings' Afghanistan Book Was Dropped By His Publisher

Capital New York:

The irony is that Kantor's publisher, Little, Brown, which had originally inked a deal for The Operators, dropped Hastings' book last summer because it feared the tome was too controversial, according to Hastings.
"The book terrified them--literally," he said. "One email from the editor said he and the publisher were terrified after reading it. I was like, shit man, the subtitle of the book is that it's a 'wild and terrifying story.' But clearly, the book made them very uncomfortable--from the language I used to the views expressed about the Pentagon. I didn't want to compromise my vision for the book."

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Comments

[FarookEnterpris]

02:33 PM on 01/24/2012

Sounds like a good book, sadly no one wants the truth published.

[LBDude]

02:13 PM on 01/24/2012

This is a VERY misleading article because it sounds like the book is not being published.

"The Operators" by Michael Hastings IS published by Blue Rider Press and is available from the usual sources in printed and e-book formats.

[DebtNavigation]

01:41 PM on 01/24/2012

I knew "Debt Hope: Down and Dirty Survival Strategies" was untouchable by conventional publishers, whose "keiretsu" (for lack of a better term) include Wall Street and the mainstream media. They can't touch this stuff and still expect full page ads and 30 second spots from the likes of Capital One. Truths appear and disappear and become lies at the whim of the power elite.

[AnaM]

04:45 AM on 01/24/2012

In situations like these, self publish.
It's funny how people worry about SOPA and PIPA when large publishers are too afraid to publish something.

[outloud]

04:06 PM on 01/23/2012

We all should know that the USA corporate overlords are only allowing little bits of non-consequential reality seep out.

Hopefully, some other publisher will take him on as a writer.

[frosty6731]

03:01 PM on 01/23/2012

Sounds like a good book!