A Shakespeare scholar seeks a publisher: Controversy over Shakespeare's authorship

When readers of the Times Literary Supplement open the latest issue, they’re due something of a surprise. There, alongside the advertisements for bursaries and farmhouses to rent, is a small notice from an eminent Shakespeare scholar. After a career spanning more than 50 years, during which he has published more than 40 books, Professor Sir Brian Vickers finds himself in search of a publisher.
According to Vickers, a major reason he has not yet found a home for his complete edition of works by Thomas Kyd is that his “reputation as a scholar has been damaged by a string of hostile reviews by people associated with the New Oxford Shakespeare”.
“Three publishers have turned me down,” Vickers said, “Cambridge University Press, Manchester University Press, and Bloomsbury. The phrase which comes back from their referees is ‘controversial’.” ... [mehr] https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/02/no-kyding-eminent-shakespeare-scholar-seeks-publisher