The NEW YORKER has already published the "backstory" of this book -- on
September 7. It included quotes from scholars such as Shelley Fisher
Fishkin and David Bradley. I am sure that Random House and the Steads are
well aware of the current disapproval from the Twain community. The url
for that NEW YORKER story is at:
http://tinyurl.com/y8wds7pu
Barb