Thursday afternoon, author James Dashner posted a message on Twitter reflecting on accusations made against him of sexual harassment, apologizing and saying, “I am taking any and all criticism and accusations very seriously, and I will seek counseling and guidance to address them.” Later in the day, after ignoring queries during the week, three separate Penguin Random House divisions said together they would “not be publishing any future books by Dashner,” including THE WAKING, his first planned novel for adults, which Ballantine announced acquiring last September. (PRH’s Delacorte has published Dashner’s books for young readers.) Thereafter, his UK children’s publisher […]
