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Weekend Edition: 10-10

Blog Headlines of the Week

UK booksellers go nuts, decide not to stock crappy book

Obama Wins Peace Prize, Wingnut Heads Explode

Blog Lines of the Week

Jon Krakauer: “Every single time I write, I ask myself what the fuck I’m doing, why the fuck am I writing.”

Bookish Linkage

Nobel Prize in Literature: German […]

Friday Follies 1.16

I think this is called a vicious circle: “Lawyer Says Lawyer Defamed Him in Press Release About Defamation Suit” (Via.)

So much for seeking forgiveness. A convicted sex offender in Raleigh, N.C., was arrested when he tried to attend church because he is not allowed to be present on any property where children are present.

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Weekend Edition: 10-3

Bulletin Board

With today being the end of Banned Books Week, regular programming here will resume next week.

The annual South Dakota Festival of Books is underway in Deadwood, although I’m sure the fact two “big names” with new releases — David Cross and Pete Dexter — canceled their appearances.

Blog Headlines of the Week

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Friday Follies 1.15

Peeping Tom threatens lawsuit against homeowner who installed video cameras that led to his arrest. (Via.)

Questionable post-law school decisions, Part 1: A Stanford law graduate has been sentenced to one year of home detention and ordered to pay $243,000 for failing to pay taxes on money earned running an escort service. Cristina Warthen allegedly […]

Weekend Edition: 9-26

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Today kicks off Banned Books Week, which runs through October 3. In recognition of it, I will have a post each day related to banned books. More important, as MobyLives says, make sure to “stop by your local bookstore and invest in a book that somebody out there is afraid that you’ll read.”

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