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British author and freelance journalist Alan Shadrake, 75, who was arrested in Singapore while promoting his book on executions (as reported earlier on MobyLives here), was released on bail Tuesday… Read more »

Freedom-loving folks around the United States are celebrating the Senate’s passage yesterday of a bi-partisan bill to prevent “libel tourism,” a growing problem that has had a definite chilling effect… Read more »

While publishers, booksellers, authors and agents are busy hacking out the future of e-books, in through the side door comes a gadget that could make copyright holder’s lives more complicated… 2 / Read more »

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle does a sound check, then talks about how he came up with the idea for Sherlock Holmes, as well as a bit about some paranormal experiences… 2 / Read more »