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November 22, 2016

Tuesday News: Zadie Smith, defending banned books, Chinese subway book project, and “how the world reads”

JanetPublishing NewsBanned-Books / book sharing / China / effects of reading / infographic / politics of fiction / Zadie Smith2 Comments

Zadie Smith on the Politics of Fiction – Interesting interview with Zadie Smith on how much of today’s fiction provides readers with the opportunity to both escape and be “immersed” in current social and political realities. When asked if fiction writers can make readers see things from a different perspective, she ... more >

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November 7, 2016

Monday News: Hong Kong publishing, facial recognition, whitewashing Dr. Strange, and more accurate world map

JanetPublishing Newscensorship / China / Dr. Strange / facial recognition / Film / Hong Kong / maps / technology / whitewashing3 Comments

WRITING ON THE WALL: DISAPPEARED BOOKSELLERS AND FREE EXPRESSION IN HONG KONG  – PEN America has weighed in on the relationship between China and Hong Kong publishing, and in particular the recent case of the disappearing booksellers. The report “examines the wide-reaching impact for Hong Kong as an international publishing center ... more >

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September 19, 2016

Monday News: Harlequin settlement disbursed, China’s growing film industry, who deserves a spin-off, and best tampon convo ever

JanetPublishing NewsChina / class action lawsuit / film industry / Harlequin / settlement / spin-off novels / tampons / texting8 Comments

Harlequin Lawsuit’s Happy Ending – Thanks to a DA reader for seeing this blog post from former Harlequin author Patricia McLinn on the disbursement of the $4.1M settlement in Keller v. Harlequin, which the court approved in July. McLinn was involved in organizing authors six or so years ago, which makes her ... more >

September 6, 2016

Tuesday News: Chinese bookstores, online archives, history of Labor Day, and League of Legends art

JanetPublishing Newsbookstores / China / digital reading / game art / History / Labor Day / online archives2 Comments

Bookstores brave digital onslaught – An interesting story on China’s attempt to adapt to the changing book market, which has been challenged by factors such as drastically increasing commercial space rents and, according to this article, at least, the rise of digital reading. These bookstores seem to be going through the ... more >

April 28, 2016

Thursday News: Self-censorship in China, GameTrust, James Beard winners, and more book vending machines

JanetPublishing Newsbook vending machines / censorship / China / cookbooks / GameStop / human rights / James Beard / literary awards / publishing / video games1 Comments

Book Debate Raises Questions of Self-Censorship by Foreign Groups in China – While there has been ample discussion about censorship by the Chinese government, the behavior of foreign entities – in this case the American Bar Association – has not been widely scrutinized. However, when the ABA rescinded an offer to ... more >

April 25, 2016

Monday News: World Book Day, Apple stops services in China, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and American hypocrisy with “ethnic food”

JanetPublishing NewsApple / censorship / China / culture / food / India / Libraries / Viet Thanh Nguyen / World Book Day12 Comments

World Book Day: century-old library distributes 50,000 books – World Book and Copyright Day was created by UNESCO is held on April 23rd (the birth and death date for some prominent authors including Shakespeare and Maurice Druon). The day is designed as a tribute to books and authors, and aims to ... more >

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