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Pan Macmillan Apologizes to Clanchy After Four-Year Fallout
11/5/2025
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- Pan Macmillan apologized to Kate Clanchy, author of Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me, four years after accusations.
- Clanchy denies the claims and parted with Picador in January 2022 amid backlash.
- CEO Joanna Prior called the situation regrettable, while internal emails showed Pan Macmillan balancing support with online criticism.
- A BBC podcast series will explore these events and the debate over representation and free speech.
