Richard Cohen’s work of history, cancelled in May by Random House due to “the publisher’s sensitivities” over how he represented the roles of Black people and African Americans, has a new publisher — along with a new title. Simon & Schuster will publish the book, retitled Making History, in May 2022, and Weidenfeld & Nicolson has rescheduled their edition as well. Cohen tells the Guardian the added material “has improved the book” and says of the new title, “I actually think it’s better than The History Makers.” The title change came after a cease and desist letter from Julieanna Richardson, […]
