To which I&#x27;d say, &quot;And?&quot;<p>The fact that you say something controversial doesn&#x27;t change the relationship between an author and a publisher from &quot;I&#x27;ll publish your book if I think it&#x27;s good and will sell&quot; into &quot;I&#x27;ll publish your book absolutely because it makes a political stand&quot;.<p>He&#x27;s free to find another publisher, or as in this case, self-publish. This seems about as clear a case of &quot;move along, nothing to see here&quot; as the internet is capable of providing.