British foreign secretary steps in over missing Hong Kong booksellers
On Monday we reported that a fifth bookseller had gone missing in Hong Kong in what appears to be a move by the Chinese government to silence dissenting voices in… Read more »
Four employees of a Hong Kong publisher known for criticizing Chinese regime are missing
MobyLives has previously written about the challenges faced by publishers and booksellers located in—and friendly with—Hong Kong: everything from decade-long prison sentences, retaliation from distributors, and mainland censorship of any books (even seemingly innocuous… Read more »
Memoir by Japanese killer “Boy A” provokes uproar
In the long history of monstrous criminals writing books, there are plenty of obstacles to publication. Sometimes the law intercedes, sometimes the killer doesn’t manage to sell the book, and… Read more »
Borders Bookstore still exists, and it’s fighting Sharia law
Ten years ago, Sin City had just hit theaters and Borders Bookstore was going strong. The muti-national book chain had just opened a 60,000 square foot franchise in Kuala Lumpur,… Read more »
City of Indianapolis 0, local adult bookstores $1,000,000 (or more)
Gay marriage isn’t the only gift that the Supreme Court just gave (well, didn’t take away) from Indianapolis. The Indiana Star reports that they also denied the city’s request to… Read more »