Dangerous (book)

Dangerous

Dangerous cover
Author Milo Yiannopoulos
Country United States
Language English
Genre Autobiography
Publisher Dangerous Books (self-published)
Publication date
 July 4, 2017
Pages 288
ISBN 978-0692893449

Dangerous is a book by British media personality and journalist Milo Yiannopoulos, published on July 4, 2017. The book was originally due for release on June 13, 2017 by Threshold Editions, a division of Simon & Schuster, but its release was canceled on February 20 due to a audio release that heard Milo praise aspects of pedophilia having a positive impact on children.[1][2] A day after its announcement, pre-sales for the book briefly elevated it to first place on Amazon.com's list of best-sellers.[3] It returned to number one on February 1, 2017, a day after a violent disturbance occurred at UC Berkeley which deterred Yiannopoulos from speaking there.[4][5]

History

Dangerous is Yiannopoulos's first book to be published under his real name. He previously wrote two poetry books under the pseudonym Milo Andreas Wagner.[6][7] Two previous book projects, which he had announced, never came to fruition.[8][9] Yiannopoulos received a $250,000 advance payment from Simon & Schuster for the book according to The Hollywood Reporter.[10]

An early draft manuscript of the book was obtained by BuzzFeed News, which claimed it had numerous instances of self-plagiarism.[11] Yiannopoulos responded, telling BuzzFeed "I will publish a book of Breitbart columns. Dangerous is a completely original, almost 70,000 word book."[11]

Announcement

Announcement of the book drew outcry from more than 100 Simon & Schuster authors,[12] including Tim Federle, Rainbow Rowell, and Danielle Henderson.[13] Roxane Gay pulled her book from Simon & Schuster, stating that she was not interested in doing business with a publisher willing to give Yiannopoulos a platform.[12]

Release

In a press release on May 26, 2017, Yiannopoulos announced that the book would be published by his publishing company, "Dangerous Books", on July 4, 2017.[14] Soon after the announcement, the book was once again the best-selling book on Amazon.[1][15] The book's launch was originally going to be located at the Jue Lan Club. However, on June 23, 2017, the owner of Jue Lan Club canceled the event after realizing that the event was about Milo's book-launch and not a "Gay Pride" event.[16][17] On July 7, Yiannopoulos hosted a launch party for his book at The DL, featuring a Hillary Clinton lookalike, "jihadi strippers", and dwarfs wearing yarmulkes intended to mock Ben Shapiro.[18][19]

Reception

Jocelyn McClurg of USA Today gave Dangerous a score of two out of four stars, saying that the book is simultaneously "very funny" and "boring". McClurg also suggested that the book should be renamed "My Big 'Daddy' Issues" because Milo refers to President Donald Trump as "Daddy".[20] Writing for the "Digested Read" column of The Guardian, John Crace wrote that Yiannopoulos came off as "desperate" in his writings.[21]

The book was a New York Times,[22] Wall Street Journal[23] and USA Today[24] best seller. In its debut release on July 4, 2017, the book sold a little bit more than 18,000 copies and temporarily went out of stock on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, where it peaked at No. 1 and No. 68 of their bestseller list respectively.[25][26] In the United Kingdom, the book had sold 152 copies as of July 13, according to a sales record tracked by Nielsen BookScan.[27][28]

Controversy

The book elicited controversy, including a statement on Twitter by The Chicago Review of Books that they would not review any Simon & Schuster books because of the book deal.[7][9][29][30]

On February 20, 2017, coinciding with Yiannopoulos receiving heated criticism for resurfaced audio in which he allegedly defended certain forms of pedophilia, Simon & Schuster announced it would not be publishing the book.[2][11] The following day Yiannopoulos issued a press statement saying that other publishers have expressed interest in the book and that it would "come out this year as planned."[31]

Around the time of the book's release, advertisements of the book appeared in public metros.[32][33] After complaints of the advertisements, Washington Metro subsequently removed them.[32] Meanwhile, in response to complaints, the Chicago Transit Authority responded "CTA cannot prohibit commercial advertising, in this case advertising for the sale of a book by a political person, based simply on that person’s political viewpoint."[33]

References

  1. 1 2 Holub, Christian (June 6, 2017). "Milo Yiannopoulos to self-publish his book Dangerous". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Rife, Katie (February 20, 2017). "Milo Yiannopoulos loses book deal, speaking gig over pedophilia "jokes"". The A.V. Club. The Onion, Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ Darcy, Oliver (December 30, 2016). "Milo Yiannopoulos' just-announced book hits No. 1 on Amazon — here's our Q&A with him". Business Insider. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ McClurg, Jocelyn (February 3, 2017). "Milo Yiannopoulos buys more time for controversial book". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  5. ↑ Writer, Claire Fallon Culture; Post, The Huffington (February 3, 2017). "Milo's Upcoming Book Grabs Top Spot On Amazon's Best-Seller List".
  6. ↑ Nwanevu, Osita (December 29, 2016). "Simon & Schuster Reportedly Paying Hatemonger Milo Yiannopoulos $250,000 to Write a Book". Slate. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  7. 1 2 Resnick, Gideon; Collins, Ben (December 29, 2016). "Milo Yiannopoulos Is Getting Paid Big, So Will He Give Away the Money He Promised?". Daily Beast. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  8. ↑ Tiffany, Kaitlin (December 29, 2016). "Milo Yiannopoulos gets $250,000 from Simon & Schuster for a book on ‘free speech’". The Verge. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  9. 1 2 Hunt, Elle (December 29, 2016). "Breitbart's Milo Yiannopoulos claims lucrative deal struck for autobiography". The Guardian. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  10. ↑ Bond, Paul (December 29, 2016). "Milo Yiannopoulos Strikes $250K Book Deal (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 Bernstein, Joseph (June 15, 2017). "We Got Our Hands On A Draft Of Milo Yiannopoulos's Book. It's Awful.". Buzzfeed. Archived from the original on Jun 16, 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Gay parts with publisher over deal with far-right pundit". Associated Press. U.S. News & World Report. January 25, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  13. ↑ Bacle, Ariana (December 29, 2016). "Simon & Schuster slammed for book deal with Milo Yiannopoulos". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  14. ↑ Yiannopoulos, Milo (May 26, 2017). "Press Release: MILO Announces Release Date For Debut Book DANGEROUS – MILO NEWS". milo.yiannopoulos.net. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Milo Yiannopoulos to self-publish 'Dangerous'". Associated Press. June 6, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  16. ↑ Johnson, Richard (June 23, 2017). "Restaurateur shuts down Milo Yiannopoulos' book party". Page Six. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  17. ↑ Tuder, Stefanie (June 26, 2017). "Jue Lan Club Refuses to Host Milo Yiannopoulos' Book Party". Eater NY. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  18. ↑ Feldman, Ari (July 7, 2017). "Milo Yiannapoulos Hires Dwarfs Wearing Yarmulkes To Mock Rival". The Forward. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  19. ↑ Bacardi, Francesca (July 7, 2017). "Inside Milo Yiannopoulos’ wild book party". Page Six. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  20. ↑ McClurg, Jocelyn (July 4, 2017). "Milo Yiannopoulos' new book is hardly 'Dangerous'". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  21. ↑ Crace, John (July 16, 2017). "Dangerous by Milo Yiannopoulos – digested read". The Guardian. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction". New York Times. July 23, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Wall Street Journal-Best Sellers". Associated Press. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Book Reviews and Best Selling Lists". USA Today. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Milo's 'Dangerous,' By the Numbers". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  26. ↑ Kelly, Keith J. (July 5, 2017). "Milo Yiannopoulos' book is already out of stock". New York Post. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  27. ↑ McDonald, Karl (13 July 2017). "Milo Yiannopoulos’s ‘Dangerous’ book sells 152 copies in the UK". i News. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  28. ↑ Kean, Danuta (13 July 2017). "Milo Yiannopoulos labels low sales figures of Dangerous memoir 'fake news'". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  29. ↑ O'Brien, Sara (December 29, 2016). "Milo Yiannopoulos snags book deal with Simon & Schuster imprint". CNN. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  30. ↑ Roy, Jessica (December 29, 2016). "Milo Yiannopoulos, controversial Breitbart editor, lands a reported $250,000 book deal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  31. ↑ "The Milo Yiannopoulos book controversy - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  32. 1 2 Powers, Martine (July 7, 2017). "Metro removes controversial Milo Yiannopoulos ads from stations". Washington Post. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  33. 1 2 Gossett, Stephen (July 14, 2017). "Chicagoans Are Not Pleased With Those CTA Ads For Milo's Book". Chicagoist. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
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