Lawrence Wright expected backlash. He says he received several legal threats from the Church of Scientology during the two years he spent reporting Going Clear, a detailed account of the history of Scientology published on Jan. 17. Members of the church even called his Knopf editor at home, Wright says. Anticipating an onslaught of criticism from the church once the book was actually published, Wright purchased about 30 Internet domain names—but he didn’t think to scoop up one of the most obvious.
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