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Book Links: No sex, please, we’re Duke students; the scandalous children’s books of Scandinavia; a no-star review for the Ikea catalogue

Duke University students refuse to read Alison Bechdel’s acclaimed graphic novel, Fun Home, due to its “visual depictions of sexuality” (i.e., lesbians) (Publishing Perspectives). From now on, if you’re a child in Scotland, you’re getting ... Read More »

August 26, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Japanese book chain sticks it to online retailers, Moz’s novel out in September, Man Booker jurors announced

By Sue Carter

Japanese books retailer buys up Haruki Murakami essay stock (The Guardian) Big bonuses for beleaguered Barnes & Noble bosses (Publishers Weekly) Touring Tokyo's bookstores (Abe Books) No need for panic: Morrissey's debut novel out in ... Read More »

August 25, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Pubslush acquired by Canadian publishing services company, Chinese sci-fi wins sole Hugo award, and more

By Becky Robertson

Toronto-based Colborne Communications acquires Pubslush. Hugo Awards controversy ends in single award for Chinese author Liu Cixin. Scribd ends unlimited audiobook listening. Korean press Gimm-Young Publishers founder accused of embezzlement and mind control. New records ... Read More »

August 24, 2015 | Filed under: Book links, Book news

NYT restructures children’s bestseller lists, S&S offers free ebooks at select U.S. hotels, and more

By Becky Robertson

New York Times to change children's bestseller lists. Simon & Schuster partners with Hotels.com to give free ebooks to travelers. Kamal Al-Solaylee, Merrily Weisbord, and Michael Harris to judge 2015 CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize. German ... Read More »

August 20, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Books that grow into trees and can filter water, literary Australian Happy Meals cause parental outcry, and more

By Becky Robertson

Argentinian publisher Pequeno Editor manufactures a book that grows into a tree and U.S. scientists create books that can filter water. Parents condemn McDonald's Australia for including books with Happy Meals. Dutch review of books ... Read More »

August 19, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Elton John speaks on Venice’s LGBT book ban, OUP plagiarizes Wikipedia, and more

By Becky Robertson

Elton John calls Venice mayor "boorishly bigoted" for LGBT picture-book ban. When reputable publishers plagiarize Wikipedia. Swedish behavioural psychologist vows to put any child to sleep with new picture book. McGraw-Hill, Pearson file lawsuit over ... Read More »

August 18, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

NYT exposes workplace environment at Amazon, Naomi Klein on Australia’s climate change inaction, and more

By Becky Robertson

"Even as the company tests delivery by drone and ways to restock toilet paper at the push of a bathroom button, it is conducting a little-known experiment in how far it can push white-collar workers, ... Read More »

August 17, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Judith Kerr to publish first title in 37 years, Gabriel Garcia Marquez returns home, and more

By Becky Robertson

British picture-book author Judith Kerr, known for Mog series, announces first book in 37 years. Gabriel García Márquez's ashes find home in his birth country, Columbia. Roxane Gay talks to Ta-Nehisi Coates. Authors on their ... Read More »

August 13, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Charles Taylor awarded $1.5-million John W. Kluge Prize, the publishing world’s franchise problem, and more

By Becky Robertson

Canadian philosopher and writer Charles Taylor awarded $1.5-million John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity along with Jürgen Habermas. The publishing world's franchise problem. "There’s only so many times a new ... Read More »

August 12, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Shakespeare revealed to be potential stoner, Russian publisher falsely releases titles under names of foreign journalists, and more

By Becky Robertson

Scientists discover marijuana in Shakespeare's 400-year-old tobacco pipes. Russian publisher Algoritm falsely releases Putin books under names of U.K. and U.S. journalists. New J.R.R. Tolkien book to be "the darkest and most tragic of all." ... Read More »

August 11, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

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Book Links: No sex, please, we’re Duke students; the scandalous children’s books of Scandinavia; a no-star review for the Ikea catalogue

Japanese book chain sticks it to online retailers, Moz’s novel out in September, Man Booker jurors announced

Pubslush acquired by Canadian publishing services company, Chinese sci-fi wins sole Hugo award, and more

NYT restructures children’s bestseller lists, S&S offers free ebooks at select U.S. hotels, and more

Books that grow into trees and can filter water, literary Australian Happy Meals cause parental outcry, and more

Elton John speaks on Venice’s LGBT book ban, OUP plagiarizes Wikipedia, and more

NYT exposes workplace environment at Amazon, Naomi Klein on Australia’s climate change inaction, and more

Judith Kerr to publish first title in 37 years, Gabriel Garcia Marquez returns home, and more

Charles Taylor awarded $1.5-million John W. Kluge Prize, the publishing world’s franchise problem, and more

Shakespeare revealed to be potential stoner, Russian publisher falsely releases titles under names of foreign journalists, and more

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