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Seven years after filing, judge says authors’ lawsuit against Google for theft of copyright should go forward Federal judge Denny Chin has issued a written decision granting class-action status to authors trying to sue Google for scanning over 20 million copyrighted books without permission — meaning the… Read more »
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The mighty pen: Fiction as a form of protest Conversations With Chen Xitong, a new book of interviews with former Beijing mayor Chen Xitong, provides a starkly different assessment of events surrounding the Tiananmen Square massacre, claiming the Chinese… 3 / Read more »
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Rowling translators to the wall On September 27th— just, no doubt, as Fifty Shades of Grey begins to pass somewhat more slowly across the counters of US bookstores—another British hamper will arrive, in the form… 1 / Read more »
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Oprah to launch Book Club 2.0 Oprah Winfrey was once a name in the book business that rivaled those of the industry’s bestselling authors. From 1996 to 2011, Oprah’s book club was a staple of the… Read more »
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No need to be lachrymose about children’s literacy If some commentators are to be believed, we’ll soon be barking nothing but txtspk at one another, such is the degeneration of the English language in the hands of yoofs.… Read more »
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Pros and cons of accessible editors Before dating a writer, one should …? No really, living forever is not a good idea The words you speak will change your brain… Read more »
