Pundits Weigh in on Gilbert's Decision to Pull Russian-Set Novel Over Ukrainian Backlash

"Over the course of this weekend, I have received an enormous, massive outpouring of reactions and responses from my Ukrainian readers expressing anger, sorrow, disappointment, and pain about the fact that I would choose to release a book into the world right now - any book, no matter what the subject is - that is set in Russia," Gilbert said in a video message posted to Twitter. "As a result, I'm making a course correction, and I am removing the book from its publication schedule. It is not the time for this book to be published." All pre-orders, she said, would be refunded.