Portrayal of liberal lawyer’s dark side praised for its realism by civil rights campaignerOne of the great figures of American literature has suffered dramatic reputational damage this weekend. The unexpected early release of shocking plot details from the new novel by Harper Lee, a sequel to her great work To Kill A Mockingbird, has revealed that the noble hero of her first book, Atticus Finch, in later life becomes a racist who seems happy for segregation to continue in Alabama. It as if the Statue of Liberty had been discovered to have cloven hooves.Lee’s much-anticipated new book, Go Set a Watchman, was actually written before the publication of her masterpiece in 1960. The manuscript contained a series of flashbacks to the early life of its heroine, Scout Finch, and her publisher, who was intrigued by the vivid picture they painted, suggested the author should go away and write another novel based on those passages. Related: Go Set A Watchman: read the first chapter - interactive Related: Go Set a Watchman's first chapter, first review: a beguiling journey into the past Related: Shami Chakrabarti: To Kill A Mockingbird made me a lawyer Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2015-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont Publishing has revealed the title and authors of a new Winnie-the-Pooh sequel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beyond Belief, a new book by Charles Saatchi, brings together the most shocking advertising campaigns of the last century. From racism and sexism to dodgy health claims, nothing was out of bounds for the real-life Mad MenBeyond Belief: Racist, Sexist, Rude, Crude and Dishonest, The Golden Age of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French authorities said Wednesday that they still had no definitive word on the whereabouts of the alleged ringleader in Friday’s attacks after police descended on an apartment in a Parisian suburb in a large-scale, hours-long raid that commenced before dawn. A French prosecutor, Francois Molins,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author James Dawson argues that the publishing industry needs not to fight the power of YouTube, but rather seek to harness it. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new play will pick up the story of Harry Potter where the seventh and final volume of JK Rowling's saga left off, with a plot involving a grown-up Harry and his youngest son, Albus. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Starting next March, Playboy will stop publishing photographs of naked women. The cheesecake will be dialed back to a “PG-13” rating, the New York Times’ Ravi Somaiya reported Monday night. Playmate photos will look “more like the racier sections of Instagram” than the adult section of the... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Shepherd’s Crown by Terry Pratchett and The Girl in the Spider’s Web, continuing Stieg Larsson’s crime series, are both due out on Thursday Two very different heroines are poised to return to the nation’s bookshelves: Tiffany Aching, teenage witch and protagonist of the late Terry... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A federal judge on Wednesday tossed out two charges against an off-duty deputy U.S. marshal accused of killing a man during a confrontation in a Fairfax-area alley. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The anticipation of the publication of "Go Set a Watchman" has led to increased interest in Harper Lee’s other book, "To Kill a Mockingbird." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The venerable Berkshire Eagle of Pittsfield, founded in the 1890s and winner of the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing, recently published a racist column by a “conservative activist” named Steven Nikitas. After outraged re ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A response to inaccurate statements made by O'Reilly about 'Publishers Weekly' and his book sales history. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 50 percent of academic papers published are owned by five major publishers. The post The Web Will Either Kill Science Journals or Save Them appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2015-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On June 18, Barnes & Noble will be holding "Page & Screen" discussion events about Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' at all stores nationwide, in anticipation of the release of Lee's second novel, 'Go Set a Watchman,' on July 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Borough Press has pre-empted a sequel to Allison Pearson's I Don't Know How She Does It in a "high six-figure" deal. Executive publisher for fiction and non-fiction Kate Elton signed UK and Commonwealth rights to the book from Caroline Michel at PFD. North American rights were signed by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont Publishing will next year release a Winnie-The-Pooh anthology to mark the 90th anniversary of the original A A Milne book. The anthology, currently untitled, is a sequel to Return to the Hundred Acre Wood in 2009, which was the first authorised sequel to A. A. Milne’s stories. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Girl in the Spider’s Web, continuing the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo sequence, was written by David Lagercrantz and will be published worldwide this AugustFirst, there was The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Then, she Played With Fire and Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. Now, more than 10 years since... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan is to publish the sequel to the late Nelson Mandela’s autobiography Long Walk to Freedom (Abacus). An incomplete draft of the new book, which does not yet have a title and which was started by Mandela before his death last year, is in the archives of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown will publish a sequel to Gregory David Roberts' Shantaram this October, 10 years after the release of the original. The Mountain Shadow will get a global publication on 13th October, with Little, Brown publishing across the UK and Commonwealth, and Pan Macmillan releasing it in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph will publish a new book by Jojo Moyes this autumn, a sequel to her novel Me Before You. After You, which will be published in ebook and hardback on 24th September, will pick up the story of Lou and her family, and the Traynors. UK and Commonwealth rights were signed from Sheila... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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