NEW YORK — Angered with her publisher for giving a platform to the “blunt, inelegant hate” of far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, author Roxane Gay has withdrawn a planned book with Simon & Schuster.

Gay said Wednesday she will not be releasing “How to Be Heard” through Simon & Schuster’s TED imprint, which had scheduled the book for 2018. Gay is known for such works as the essay collection “Bad Feminist” and the novel “An Untamed State.” Gay said Yiannopoulos, whose “Dangerous” comes out in March, had a right to express his views but not to have a book deal with a major publisher. “(H)e has, in some bizarre twist of fate, been afforded that privilege,” she told BuzzFeed News. “So be it. I’m not interested in doing business with a publisher willing to grant him that privilege. I am also fortunate enough to be in a position to make this decision. I recognize that other writers aren’t and understand that completely.”

Gay, who taught at Eastern Illinois University, said she hoped “How to Be Heard” would be published “someday.”— Associated Press