Random House suspends Mamdani book after author dropped in plagiarism review

Random House suspended sales of "The Revolutionary: Zohran Mamdani and the Remaking of American Politics," due 6 October 2026, after New York magazine severed ties with author Ross Barkan on 14 August. An internal review found improper "attribution of language, information and/or sourcing" in 67 of his columns, all of which the magazine corrected. Random House has not said whether the title will be cancelled or rescheduled.