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Copy of the Bestselling Book in History Expected to Fetch $30M-$50M at Auction – In The News – 02/17/23

Copy of the Bestselling Book in History Expected to Fetch $30M-$50M at Auction – In The News – 02/17/23

MORE: Book found in schools appears to promote kids sharing s*xual photos of themselves; Indigo/Chapters has “cybersecurity incident”; Don’t miss the funniest headline of the week!; Mitt Romney shares hundreds of emails to book author; Murdaugh murder case mirrors author’s novel plot; and JK Rowling critic forced to apologize for calling her a “nazi” online.

Lisa Marie Presley Died Owing Tell-All Writer a Whopping $280K – In the News – 01/19/2023

Lisa Marie Presley Died Owing Tell-All Writer a Whopping $280K – In the News – 01/19/2023

MORE: Golfer sues CNN reporters for defamation; So now saying “Aloha” is culturally insensitive?; Saudi prosecutors seek death penalty for academic over social media use; U.S. lawmaker wants to make it a crime to criticize; Man wearing “Jesus Saves” t-shirt ordered to leave Mall of America; News site realizes disaster after using AI for articles; Ex-Prosecutor’s book draws warning from Manhattan District Attorney; North Dakota weighs ban of ‘sexually explicit’ library books; and Facebook to allow pictures of naked breasts for trans and non-binary people but not for cis-gender women.

Author Fakes Her Own Death on Facebook, Comes Back Two Years Later – In The News – 01-05-2023

Author Fakes Her Own Death on Facebook, Comes Back Two Years Later – In The News – 01-05-2023

MORE: Lawn Boy author says his book was never meant to be available in schools; Prince Harry’s new book shares juicy stuff…but it is all true?; Even star writers can’t get people to attend their book signings; A tiny newspaper broke the George Santos scandals story; Iran sentences author to death; and A blogger does the math on how many copies of Prince Harry’s book need to sell for Penguin Random House to earn a profit. It’s a huge number!!

174-Year-Old Book Recovered Intact from a Shipwreck! – In The News – 12/29/2022

174-Year-Old Book Recovered Intact from a Shipwreck! – In The News – 12/29/2022

MORE: Will Prince Harry’s book sell after all the secrets were divulged on Netflix?; Microsoft traded real journalists for AI and here’s what they got!; PB&J copyright infringement?; Street artist Banksy is suing!; Idiotic TikTokker accuses professor of killings; Netflix war movie raises ire of veterans; and Oberlin College pays $36.6M to bakery it libeled.

Literary Agents Threaten to Blacklist Harper Collins – In The News – 12/02/2022

Literary Agents Threaten to Blacklist Harper Collins – In The News – 12/02/2022

MORE: CNN accused of violating copyrights on 120 songs!; Outstanding charity is providing books for refugee children in Ukraine!; NYC Book publishing and book selling jobs plummeted 56% in 10 years; Copyright dogfight over Top Gun: Maverick; Amber Heard wants another chance against Johnny for defamation; and Student in Nigeria allegedly beaten and tortured over tweets about first lady.

Investigation: City Paid an Astounding $73K to Write and Publish a Book about the Pandemic! – In The News – 11/10/2022

Investigation: City Paid an Astounding $73K to Write and Publish a Book about the Pandemic! – In The News – 11/10/2022

MORE: Sikh Prayer Books Return to Military After 100 Years; Parent don’t mind sex education but they DO mind p*rn; Iranian author cancels tour over death threats; Man arrested for sharing “free speech” joke on Facebook; Scottish authors aren’t permitted to offend anyone; College student sues lawyer for $40 over tweet she claims was libelous; and Judge dismisses author’s libel suit against critic