Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ to be republished in Germany – For seventy years, ending today, Bavaria has owned the copyright to Mein Kampf, and has banned its republication in Germany. Next month, Munich’s Institute for Contemporary History will publish an annotated version of the book, with a desire to “thoroughly deconstruct Hitler’s propaganda ... more >
Why We Are Attracted to Deviant Personalities – Given the discussions we have in Romance about what makes a “good” or “healthy” relationship, this study is pretty interesting. At this point, though, it seems like there are many more qualifications and limitations than conclusions, especially given the potential failures in self-reporting, ... more >
28% of Americans Have Not Read a Book in the Past Year – They announce this headline like it’s a scandal, but I don’t think it’s all that bad. Especially if we admit that cultural literacy (and basic literacy) don’t necessarily require the consumption of books. Of course, if you’re a ... more >
Google’s victory in book-scanning case is a huge win for fair use – Huzzah! Google’s book scanning has been found to be both fair use and transformative in nature by the Second Circuit. The Author’s Guild’s protracted litigation against Google (nearly ten years now!) had numerous problems along the way, but ... more >
Who Won Science Fiction’s Hugo Awards, and Why It Matters – The Hugos are over and the Puppies did not take one award. This article from Wired does a great job of explaining the backstory of the Sad and Rabid Puppies campaign (I absolutely believe they are functionally one campaign, ... more >
New Harlequin Campaign: Whatever You’re Into – Beginning today, Harlequin is launching a new campaign, which will continue through the summer, called “Whatever You’re Into,” which is intended to make good on Harlequin’s promise that they “have a book for every reader.” Now I consider myself a pretty vocal Harlequin ... more >