New York (CNN Business)In an extraordinary move, Simon & Schuster announced Thursday that it would no longer publish a planned book by Sen. Josh Hawley, one of the Republican lawmakers who
led objections to Congress certifying President-elect Joe Biden's victory. "We did not come to this decision lightly," Simon & Schuster added.
Hawley in a
statement responded to Simon & Schuster's decision by calling the move "Orwellian. Only approved speech can now be published," Hawley lamented. "This is the Left looking to cancel everyone they don't approve of. I will fight this cancel culture with everything I have.
Hawley's forthcoming book, titled "The Tyranny of Big Tech," was scheduled to be published in June 2021.