Michael Moore was the keynote speaker at the convention of NJ Citizen Action which I attended this past Saturday. He told the assembled audience of 100+ people that his publisher HarperCollins had informed him that they will not be selling/distributing his new book "Stupid White Men and Other Excuses for the State of the Nation" --already printed -- because the content is offensive. He reported that the publisher also told him that he (Moore) is being "intellectually dishonest" not to state that GW Bush has done a good job in the last few months. Moore said that he has been told that the book will NOT be distributed as is, will be destroyed, and that if he will rewrite AND pay for the repinting of the book Harpercollins will publish the new version!!.

i doubt its the first time a book has been shelved after its been printed. my only question is what rights to what was printed does MM retain? that a major publishing house is that gutless is regrettable but hardly surprising. MM is fortunate to have the internet option if he is concerned with reaching the people with his message.
- dave 12-14-2001 3:59 pm [add a comment]

• update: harper-collins to release moores book this month. not that i would buy it.
  - dave 2-13-2002 12:29 am [add a comment]