The former children’s laureate has cancelled all appearances in the US, while Comma Press says in 2017 it will publish only authors from banned nations
Former children’s laureate Malorie Blackman and The Humans author Matt Haig have vowed not to return to the US while a travel ban signed by president Donald Trump remains in place. The news came as Manchester-based Comma Press announced that during 2017 it would only publish books in translation by authors from the seven countries named in the executive order.
Blackman led authors’ furious response to the travel ban with a tweet on Saturday night. “Thank you to all those who have invited me to various US lit fests/events, but I won’t be visiting the US any time soon,” she wrote.
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