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Sunday, Sep 28
Sherry Jones Reacts to UK Jewel of Medina Firebombing
Jones said that she had had a brief email contact with Rynja after the incident, but knew very little about his exact circumstances, other than that he had told her some of the reports in the British press were "exaggerated." "I know that he's a very courageous person and a man of strong conviction who understood my book from the very start," she said. She added that she had heard nothing to indicate that Gibson Square—or Beaufort Books, her new American publisher—would not continue as planned to bring the novel to the public. "The publishers that we've been working with [since Random House's withdrawal], their eyes have been wide open" to the possibility of terrorist violence, Jones said, although she remains convinced that once people have had a chance to read the novel for themselves, instead of relying on misinformation, "they will see it's respectful and all the rhetoric will die down." (Unfortunately, certain extremist clerics suggest otherwise, declaring that Saturday's bombing was merely "the thin of the wedge.") In a statement released later Sunday afternoon, a publicist confirmed Beaufort's plans for an October 15 publication date have not changed: "They are hoping that getting the book out into the public's hands will end this nonsense." UPDATE: GalleyCat has since learned that Beaufort's Manhattan offices will be closed on Monday "for precautionary measures." Email This Post |
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