The girl who stole my book: How Eilis O’Hanlon found out her crime novels were swiped by a stranger – For those who don’t read the comments to the news posts, “Anon” provided a link to this story in the comments to yesterday’s news post, and I think it deserves ... more >
Publishers Petition White House to End Cuba Book Embargo – With 40 signatories thus far, publishers, trade organizations, and agents have signed a petition to lift sanctions that constitute a trade embargo on US published books. Since Congress is not expected to completely end the sanctions before Obama leaves office, focus ... more >
One of Hong Kong’s missing booksellers just reappeared to confess to an 12-year-old crime – With Sweden increasing its interest in the disappearance of one of the missing publishers, Gui Minhai was shown on state-run television confessing to a drunk-driving accident in which he allegedly killed a woman more than ten years ago. ... more >
The Case of the Missing Hong Kong Book Publishers – As the world’s second-biggest publishing market, China is also struggling to keep banned books out of the marketplace, despite their immense popularity. As the disappearance of five publishing employees gains more international attention, some of the underlying tensions between mainland China ... more >
A book linked to the disappearance of Hong Kong booksellers focuses on Xi Jinping’s “six women” – More information has emerged related to the disappearance of five men linked to Causeway Bay Bookstore and its publisher-owner, Mighty Current, which has been preparing for publication a manuscript on Xi Jinping’s love life. ... more >
How books are booming in the Arabian Gulf – A lack of strategic relationships in place to distribute books among some Arab countries has been exacerbated by political strife in the region. However, the rise of literacy in the Arab gulf countries (UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Qatar), ... more >