The NYT looked at the controversy over Norma Stevens and Steven Aronson’s Avedon: Something Personal, which we covered before the break. Publisher Spiegel & Grau adds to their earlier statement, now denying the Avedon Foundation’s claim that the book was mistakenly based in part on an unfinished autobiographical novel Avedon had worked on: “Norma Stevens did not copy […]
Books In the News
February Bookseller Picks
Amazon‘s February Best Books of the Month designates Ethan Canin’s splendid new novel A Doubter’s Almanac as its spotlight pick while its featured debut is The Girl in the Red Coat by Kate Hamer. The rest of its top choices are: Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel, by Tom Wainwright All the Birds in […]
Police Investigating Purported Theft of Finished Copy of EL James’ GREY
UK police are looking into the theft of a printed copy of EL James’s new novel GREY, which will be published June 18 by Vintage in the US and Arrow in the UK. “We can confirm that the Kent police are investigating the theft of a finished copy of EL James’s new book Grey,” a spokesperson for […]
Dunham’s Book to Clarify Alleged Rapist Is A Pseudonym
Lena Dunham’s debut book NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL continues to generate headlines on controversial topics. Random House announced it will alter future editions of the book to indicate that “Barry,” the name of a fellow Oberlin student alleged to have sexually assaulted Dunham, is a pseudonym. “We have put the change in process,” the […]
Controversy Widens After Penguin India Pulls Doniger’s THE HINDUS
Penguin India’s recent decision to withdraw Wendy Doniger‘s HINDUS: An Alternative History nearly five years after its 2009 publication has naturally attracted attention and controversy. The publisher agreed to immediately withdraw and pulp Doniger’s book, ensuring it is fully removed from the market in India over the next six months, after reaching a legal settlement […]
People, Etc.
Mary Beth Roche has been promoted to vp, president and publisher at Macmillan Audio, and will continue to oversee the Quick and Dirty Tips website and podcast business as well as the Macmillan Speakers Bureau. JK Rowling is suing the Daily Mail for libel over an article from last fall that “misrepresented her comments” about […]