Book piracy is a real problem—and it could affect you
Harry Potter without The Deathly Hallows. Game of Thrones without A Dream of Spring. The Trainspotting saga without (shameless plug) Dead Men’s Trousers. What if your favorite series was cancelled before… Read more »
World’s most endearing woman returns library book 73 years later
A family of literature lovers committed a library crime—but they were met with an unexpected response. Upon returning a book that was almost 27,000 days overdue, Mora Gregg received interview requests… Read more »
Copenhagen isn’t the first place that comes to mind when one thinks of mean streets and turf wars. Turns out the Danish capital is rife with gangs like the Black Cobras,… Read more »
Tundra pressure: Antarctic scientist turns on colleague who kept revealing book endings
It was a scene that started mundanely – and by the end, could have been lifted from The Thing. At a remote research centre on King George’s Island in Antarctica, over 500 miles off the coast… Read more »
Synthetic DNA technology could help protect rare books
Last week we gathered in this space to worry aloud about the come hither looks we’ve been seeing exchanged between private technology companies and law enforcement. But we also devote much… Read more »
Magna Carta caper thwarted
We devote much time around here to talking about how democracy has been stolen at home and abroad. So it’s almost refreshing to read about it happening its most literal, Hollywood caper,… Read more »
A librarian and a bookseller to be arraigned for rare book trafficking
Prosecutors estimate Priore and Schulman stole and damaged $8 million worth of rare books.… Read more »
Audits: They’re not just for Al Capone anymore!, Or, How the Carnegie Library got its books back
Great news for people who hate scumbag book thieves: the culprits of the Pittsburgh Carnegie Library book heist have finally been caught. As a devoted MobyLives reader, you’ll remember this… Read more »
You’ve heard of publishers getting robbed, but not like this
One time, many years ago, a friend of mine was mugged outside of a South Brooklyn bodega. It was late, and he was coming back from a publisher’s party. We were… Read more »
Books: The fact that you love them doesn’t mean you should steal them
Dear Polk County book thief, So, it seems you’ve been caught, and perhaps it was only a matter of time. Stealing books is no easy feat. What surprises me the most… Read more »