War on Words: "We Publish What Woke Publishers Won't" - New Publisher Challenges Cancel Culture

Publishing is one of the industries worst-affected by wokery. Staffed by young, left-leaning university graduates, most publishing houses have adopted draconian policies on who and what they will and won't publish. As a result, many top notch authors have found themselves essentially blacklisted, their worthy manuscripts rejected. Whilst international titans such as JK Rowling and Jordan Peterson are too big to cancel, many less well-known authors have struggled to get their works to the public. Until now. Our guest on this week's #SWYSI is George Owers, editorial director of Forum, an imprint of Swift Press that will focus on publishing books that question contemporary orthodoxies. Forum’s first title is Woke Racism: How a New Religion has Betrayed Black America by the New York Times columnist John McWhorter. It will be followed in June by Reopening Muslim Minds: A Return to Freedom, Reason, and Tolerance by Mustafa Akyol. Books already acquired for 2023 include Mary Harrington’s Feminism Against Progress, Rakib Ehsan’s Beyond Grievance: What the Left Gets Wrong about Ethnic Minorities, and psychology professor Luke Conway’s Liberal Bullies: Why the Left has an Authoritarianism Problem and How to Fix It. In his previous position at Polity Press, Mr. Owers commissioned and edited books including Despised by Paul Embery, The Case Against the Sexual Revolution by Louise Perry, and The Dignity of Labour by Jon Cruddas. He has a PhD in the history of political thought and was the youngest Cambridge city councillor ever elected. For more information about Forum & Swift Press please see here: https://swiftpress.com/swift-press-la... ---------------- SUBSCRIBE: If you are enjoying the show, please subscribe to our channel on YouTube (click the Subscribe Button underneath the video and then Click on the Bell icon next to it to make sure you Receive All Notifications) AUDIO: If you prefer Audio you can subscribe on itunes or Soundcloud. Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-923838732 SUPPORT/DONATE / JOIN OUR MEMBERSHIP SCHEME The NCF Channel is still very new and to continue to produce quality programming we need your support. Your donations will help ensure the channel not only continues but can grow into a major online platform challenging the cultural orthodoxies dominant in our institutions, public life and media. You can join our membership scheme or donate in a variety of ways via our website: http://www.newcultureforum.org.uk It is set up to accept one time and monthly donations. JOIN US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Web: http://www.newcultureforum.org.uk F: https://www.facebook.com/NCultureForum/ Y: http://www.youtube.com/c/NewCultureForum T: http://www.twitter.com/NewCultureForum (@NewCultureForum)