Scholars: HG Wells coin misquotes the author

Posted on 01/08/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The British Royal Mint, already under fire for the imagery it chose for an HG Wells commemorative coin, has a...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Scandal, The Guardian

Book battles: Star Wars novels and political memoir

Posted on 11/20/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A writer who adapted two Star Wars movie scripts into novels is suing Disney over royalties (or the lack thereof)....

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Pop culture, Scandal, The Guardian, The New York Times

On this day: "Rabbit, Run" comes out; "Lady Chatterley’s Lover" is cleared

Posted on 11/02/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today was quite the day in literary history in 1960. Rabbit, Run by John Updike was published, while a jury...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, History, Scandal

Anonymous no longer: "A Warning" author reveals his name

Posted on 10/29/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The writer known as Anonymous has unveiled his identity. Miles Taylor, a former chief of staff in Donald Trump’s Department...

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Tagged As: Nonfiction, Politics, Scandal

Hay Literature Festival suspends its founder over bullying claims

Posted on 10/26/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

This has not been the Hay Literature Festival’s best month. First came the sexual assault allegations related to its sister...

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Tagged As: Scandal, The Guardian

Who will win the 2020 Nobel Prize for Literature? Here are some guesses

Posted on 10/06/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Nobel Prize for Literature will be announced Thursday, and while no contenders are ever made public, there’s plenty of...

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Tagged As: Awards, Politics, Scandal, The Guardian

Open letters defend first J.K. Rowling, then transgender and nonbinary people

Posted on 10/02/2020 at 12:58 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The book sure hasn’t closed on open letters. Over the weekend, a group of authors including Ian McEwan and Lionel...

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Tagged As: Diversity, Scandal, The Guardian

Here are the decade's 100 most frequently challenged books

Posted on 09/29/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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The American Library Association kicked off Banned Books Week by sharing the decade’s most frequently challenged books. The full list,...

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Tagged As: Book lists, Libraries, Scandal

Senators: Netflix should reconsider "The Three-Body Problem" adaptation

Posted on 09/25/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you had strong feelings — positive or negative — about Netflix’s adaptation of The Three-Body Problem, it might be...

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Tagged As: Politics, Scandal, The Guardian, TV adaptation

J.K. Rowling's latest book breaks Robert Galbraith sales record

Posted on 09/23/2020 at 12:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The uproar over J.K. Rowling’s latest villain likely hasn’t hurt her book sales. The Guardian reports that Troubled Blood has...

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Tagged As: Scandal, The Guardian