‘Gay adults grew up reading straight romances,’ says writer Daniel Haack after US library withdraws Prince & Knight from shelvesThe author of a rhyming picture book removed from the shelves of a West Virginia library has hit back at protesters, suggesting that anyone concerned the book could... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-11-20 12:31:16 UTC ]
Campaigner calls out ‘hate and conspiracy campaigns’ after Australian’s attackThe teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has hit back at the Australian News Corp columnist Andrew Bolt for writing a deeply offensive column that mocked her autism diagnosis.The Swedish schoolgirl posted a tweet... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-08-01 20:43:04 UTC ]
After cease and desist letter issued for portraying Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez like DC’s Wonder Woman, indie Devil’s Due pastiches another characterAfter getting into hot water with DC Comics for an issue in which congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez looked a little too much like DC’s Wonder... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-06-06 13:44:12 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has hit back at legal threats from Donald Trump over his former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman's book, telling the American president's lawyers "at base, your letter is nothing more than an obvious attempt to silence legitimate criticism of the president". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rebel Wilson has hit back at a Court of Appeal ruling that saw her defamation payout from magazine publisher Bauer Media reduced to $643,414, calling the decision "clearly not fair". Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A debut author has hit back after her novel was criticised in an Observer review, which has become the focus of a debate on social media. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors have hit back at writer Will Self's assertion that the novel is “doomed to become a marginal cultural form”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
An illustrator has hit back at bestselling fantasy author Terry Goodkind after the writer suggested the cover art for his book was “laughably bad”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Mary Hoffman and her publisher Barrington Stoke have hit back against a complaint about a children's book about racism which uses offensive language. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins defends book as a work of ‘impeccable scholarship’ after the Hughes estate accuses author Jonathan Bate of factual inaccuracyThe publisher of Jonathan Bate’s controversial biography of Ted Hughes has hit back after an attack on the work’s accuracy by the late poet’s widow, saying... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks director to join forces with journalist Kristine McKenna for an autobiographical study of his life and workThe director David Lynch has teamed up with the journalist Kristine McKenna to hit back at the “bullshit” surrounding his life and work in a book due to be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has hit back at the American Author's Guild for calling its offer to temporarily give... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers and Apple fighting the US' Department of Justice over agency pricing have hit back... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin and Macmillan have hit back at US government claims that they colluded to fix the price... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page, Graeme Neill and Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 13/10/2011 - 08:53 Ion Trewin, administrator of the Man Booker Prize, has hit back at the new Literature Prize over claims by its advisory board that the Man Booker no longer offers a selection of novels... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]