The highs and lows of recent literary news

Posted on 12/26/2019 at 03:53 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We hope our readers have enjoyed their holidays or, for those celebrating Kwanzaa and Hanukkah, are continuing to do so....

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Movie adaptation, Obituary, Romance, Romance Writers of America, Scandal

The pirates who stole "A Christmas Carol"

Posted on 12/20/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A Christmas Carol was an immediate smash hit for author Charles Dickens. The downside of that? Less scrupulous and less...

Tagged As: Classic literature, History, Lawsuit

DOJ: Book on Trump administration may violate nondisclosure agreements

Posted on 11/05/2019 at 12:41 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Department of Justice is warning that a book purporting to be an insider’s look at the Trump administration may...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Nonfiction, Politics

2 of Australia's online booksellers stop selling "Catch and Kill"

Posted on 10/16/2019 at 01:57 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ronan Farrow’s new book, Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators, is unavailable through two of...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Lawsuit, Nonfiction, Scandal, The New York Times

The Strand bookstore's owner will sue over landmark status

Posted on 10/11/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Another New York City committee has voted in favor of granting landmark status to The Strand bookstore — and now...

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Tagged As: Bookstore, Lawsuit

"The Secrets We Kept" moves from bidding war to legal battle

Posted on 10/01/2019 at 02:13 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Lara Prescott’s debut novel, The Secrets We Kept, was at the center of a bidding war among publishing companies. Now...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Plagiarism, The Guardian, Thriller

Trial version of "Lady Chatterley's Lover" finds a permanent UK home

Posted on 10/01/2019 at 10:14 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A national effort to keep the trial copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover in the United Kingdom has succeeded. When an...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Lawsuit, Memorabilia, Scandal

Edward Snowden: Government's lawsuit boosted my book sales

Posted on 09/23/2019 at 11:01 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

All publicity is good publicity, right? That’s been true at least for Edward Snowden, the former CIA employee who spilled...

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Tagged As: Bestsellers, Lawsuit, Memoir, Nonfiction

What's the reaction to Edward Snowden's memoir?

Posted on 09/17/2019 at 04:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Edward Snowden’s memoir, Permanent Record, went on sale today. Many Americans aren’t interested in hearing what the whistle-blowing former CIA...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Lawsuit, Memoir, NPR, Politics, The Guardian, The New York Times

Audible argues Captions feature falls under fair-use rules

Posted on 09/17/2019 at 12:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Audible has responded in court to a copyright lawsuit brought on behalf of several large publishers. It filed a legal...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Audiobook, Lawsuit