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David McCullough, best-selling explorer of America’s past, dies at 89

Aug 08 2022: David McCullough, who was known to millions as an award-winning, best-selling author and an appealing television host and narrator with a rare gift for recreating the great events and characters of America’s past, died on Sunday at his home in Hingham Mass. He was 89. ...

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Michigan library defunded after refusing to censor LGBTQ authors

Aug 05 2022: A small-town library is at risk of shutting down after residents of Jamestown, Michigan, voted to defund it rather than tolerate certain LGBTQ+-themed books.

Residents voted on Tuesday to block a renewal of funds tied to property taxes, Bridge Michigan reported.

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Judge backs dismissal of 'implausible' Amazon, Big Five price-fixing suit

Aug 05 2022: Just one week after a marathon hearing in a New York courtroom, a federal judge has recommended that a potential consumer class action lawsuit accusing Amazon and the Big Five publishers of a conspiracy to fix e-book prices be dismissed... from the outset of the case, ...

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Stephen King testifies against merger of publishing giants

Aug 03 2022: American horror novelist Stephen King is taking on a new monster: corporate consolidation.

The author was the star witness in an anti-trust trial to block the two biggest US publishers' $2.2bn merger.

The US Department of Justice called on King to testify about ...

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DOJ trial to block PRH/S&S merger begins

Aug 01 2022: The government’s bid to block Penguin Random House’s acquisition of rival Big Five publisher Simon & Schuster gets underway today in Washington, D.C., today, with the case expected to run about three weeks. Meanwhile, filings made public late on July 29 shed light on a ...

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Stone Barrington novelist Stuart Woods dies at 84

Jul 29 2022: Stuart Woods, author of more than 90 novels, many featuring the character of lawyer-investigator Stone Barrington, has died. He was 84.

Woods passed away in his sleep on July 22 at his home in Litchfield County, Connecticut, his publicist, Katie Grinch, said ...

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James Lovelock, scientist, author and creator of Gaia hypothesis, dies on 103rd birthday

Jul 27 2022: James Lovelock, the creator of the Gaia hypothesis and author of a number of books on the topic, has died on his 103rd birthday. The climate scientist died at home on Tuesday surrounded by loved ones, his family said.

Lovelock, who was one of the UK’s most respected ...

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The right in the US has a new bogeyman: libraries

Jul 27 2022: In an opinion piece in The Guardian, Maeve Higgins writes:

As The Guardian has reported, the censorship frequently pushed by conservative groups is linked to wealthy rightwing donors even as they masquerade as grassroots efforts, with names like “Moms for Liberty” and...

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