Overview
- New Frontier Publishing has pulled Flora & Fern: Kindness Along The Way from publication schedules, with NielsenIQ and major retailers showing the title removed.
- Publishing insiders say printed stock is being sent for recycling, with reports of roughly 10,000 copies, a figure not confirmed by the publisher or Ferguson.
- In-person readings and bookstore signings tied to the release have been cancelled, and shops that had ticketed events are issuing refunds.
- The picture book was first set for 9 October, then pushed to 20 November, before being withdrawn entirely without an official explanation.
- The publisher’s site has scrubbed references to the book, and coverage notes New Frontier is owned by Zhejiang Publishing United Group, a Chinese provincial/state entity.