'We've been criticized for enabling censorship and caving into cancel culture,' bookstore owner Kris Kleindienst said. 'I feel strongly that we did neither and that, instead, we postponed this conversation until we could have it in a responsible way.'
Flatiron Books, publisher of"American Dirt," a division of Macmillan, told NBC News on Tuesday that it understands and respects that people are discussing the book and that it has sparked"passionate conversations," but said it had still canceled events at two California bookstores this week — an unprecedented move given that publishers are responsible for marketing their authors' work., in La Jolla, California.
Another author event, scheduled for Sunday at Left Bank Books in St. Louis, was also canceled. The decision, however, was made by the bookstore's owners, not Flatiron Books. Kris Kleindienst, co-owner of Left Bank Books, told NBC News that although the staff initially attempted to"adapt the format of the event to address the reasonable criticisms raised by members of the Latinx community," the bookstore ultimately didn't have the resources, including facilitators and a de-escalation plan, to make the event"meaningful.
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