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Less than two weeks after WordsWorth Books cancelled an appearance by controversial 9/11 author William Langewiesche, the bookseller announced yesterday that it has reinvited...
...WordsWorth owner Hillel Stavis said that logistical concerns—not an aversion to controversy—forced the original cancellation and that he remains committed to bringing Langewiesche to Cambridge...
...WordsWorth has come under fire for its cancellation, which critics said amounted to censorship. The store did not comment at the time, but representatives of a Massachusetts firefighters union claimed victory in bringing about the cancellation...
According to Stavis, the bookstore was unprepared to deal with the magnitude of the protest that firefighters had planned. But he said WordsWorth has always planned to hold the event...
Langewiesche and his publishers continue to stand confidently behind his work, saying that the major components of his story were verified independently by multiple eyewitnesses. Langewiesche has something valuable to say to those who will listen, and we look forward to him speaking at WordsWorth Books in the very near future...