Publishers do the darndest things
Random House (UK): Author sells 150,000 copies of her book, but three parents complain about inclusion of single word used in appropriate context – book changed for second printing
Random House: Related? Random House is also asking some of its Young Adult authors to sign contracts with “morality clauses“.
Random House: The publisher decided to self-censor by cancelling a book with “Muslim themes” fearing violence and reprisals – even though no protests had been voiced. Salman Rushdie is unimpressed.
Penguin: In the UK, Penguin has partnered with Match.com to bring you Penguin Dating, a matchmaking service based upon books of interest. They offer the following example of how this steamy service might work in practice:
I just finished reading Forty Stories by Donald Barthelme … ladies.
August 21, 2008 11:02 am 
Subscribe
