January 19, 2015

Did OUP ban references to pork products in its textbooks? Not really, but here are some references Melville House is banning

Mark Krotov

Here we are only a few weeks into 2015, and yet we’ve encountered enough stories of publishers unwilling to offend their potential audiences to last us through the end of… Read more »

Censorship

Chinese translation of Indian poet draws criticism from state and scholars alike — Chad Felix
Egypt continues crackdown on novelist Alaa Al Aswany — Ena Brdjanovic
Has anyone in the White House read the Senate Torture Report? — Mark Krotov
Tea Party chair calls for UN fund-raising book by Kermit the Frog to be banned — Taylor Sperry

North Korean prison camp survivor partially recants his story

Liam O'Brien

When biographies become bestsellers, they attract a large amount of scrutiny. Not to mention the scrutiny that’s provided by the publisher before release; any book put out by a major… Read more »

Rhode Island brewery creates a line of H.P. Lovecraft beers

Nick Davies

This week, a New England brewery is setting out on a mission to produce a line of literary beers. John Brownlee writes for Fast Company Design that Providence-based Narragansett Brewery… Read more »