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  Michael Cairns

  

  Editing Roald Dahl for sensitivity was silly

  The Economist

  Why stop at fatness? If you are going to put a red pen through Roald Dahl—as his publisher, Puffin, did recently—there are so many better bits to …

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  Michael Cairns

  

  Markus Dohle’s Big Flop

  intelligencer - Shawn McCreesh

  The National Book Awards are the Oscars of the publishing industry, although nobody who attended the ceremony on November 16 at Cipriani Wall Street …

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  Michael Cairns

  

  We’re drowning in old books. But getting rid of them is heartbreaking.

  The Washington Post - By Karen Heller

  On a recent weekday afternoon, Bruce Albright arrives in the Wonder Book parking lot, pops the trunk of his Camry and unloads two boxes of well-worn books. “It’s sad. Some of these I’ve read numerous times,” he says. Albright, 70, has been at this for six months, shedding 750 books at his local …

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  Michael Cairns

  

  'Expressive times': Publishing industry an open book in 2022

  Associated Press - Hillel Italie

  NEW YORK (AP) — In 2022, the story of book publishing was often the industry itself. Penguin Random House’s attempt to purchase Simon & Schuster ended up in a Washington, D.C. courtroom, as the Department of Justice prevailed after a three week antitrust trial last summer that also served as an …

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  Michael Cairns

  

  A Fast-Growing Network of Conservative Groups Is Fueling a Surge in Book Bans

  The New York Times - Elizabeth A. Harris and Alexandra Alter

  The Keller Independent School District, just outside of Dallas, passed a new rule in November: It banned books from its libraries that include the concept of gender fluidity. The change was pushed by three new school board members, elected in May with support from Patriot Mobile, a self-described …

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  Michael Cairns

  

  How ‘Dead Souls’ Taught Mel Brooks What Comedy Writing Could Be

  The New York Times

  What books are on your night stand? You may be surprised to learn that on my nightstand is a book called “The Art of Cooking Omelettes,” by Madame Romaine de Lyon. It’s an incredible cookbook with hundreds of French omelette recipes. I’m a bit of an omelette connoisseur, and every night before I go …