An upcoming children’s book will have scratch-and-sniff pages featuring New York’s signature smells. NewsFeed hopes it doesn’t have a page that smells like subway goers’ body odor.
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The Rogue Responds: Palin Attorney Threatens Lawsuit Over Biography
Sarah Palin’s family lawyer has told Crown Publishing Group (CPG) she may sue the company for “knowingly publishing false statements” in a controversial book recently published on the ex-Alaska Governor.
Bye, Bye Ban: Mark Twain’s ‘Eve’s Diary’ Formally Restored to Library
More than a century ago, Mark Twain’s short story Eve’s Diary was banned from a Massachusetts library due to nude illustrations of biblical Eve. But nowadays, with books like Twilight and Crank being constantly challenged for …
‘I’ll Be Back’… in Print: Schwarzenegger to Pen Autobiography
But who will play him in the movie?
Should Parents Fear ‘Bumble-Ardy’, Maurice Sendak’s New Book?
A new children’s book, written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, the author of Where the Wild Things Are, is about an occasionally demented-looking (but fun-loving!) pig’s blowout birthday bash. It seems to have a few parents grumbling.
‘Sense and Sensibility’ Gets An(other) Update
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an author in possession of a renowned body of work must be repeatedly ripped off. In other, non-Pride and Prejudice-inspired words, book publishers are reworking Jane Austen — again.
Reading While Eating for August 30: Wise Words
Tuesday’s links talk short quotes and long books. Take a read.
George R.R. Martin Claims Two ‘Game of Thrones’ Scripts Were Stolen
The author of the Song of Ice and Fire series is mad and he’s enlisting the help of his fans to help him catch an (alleged) thief.
Reading While Eating for August 15: Power Trip
Monday’s links talk powerful animals, powerful people and even powerful movie scenes.
School District Bans Sherlock Holmes Novel for Anti-Mormon Themes
A Virginia school district has banned a book on the legendary sleuther for how it portrays the Mormon faith.
After School Bans ‘Slaughterhouse-Five,’ Vonnegut Library Gives Copies for Free
Even after death, Kurt Vonnegut is circumventing the rules.
Stieg Larsson’s Partner Dismisses Rumors of Fourth ‘Millennium’ Novel
Eva Gabrielsson is not going to be particularly popular after confirming that there was “not much truth” in reports that her late partner, the author Stieg Larsson, had left a fourth novel.