| International Standard Book Number |
9781684583621 ebook
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781684583614 cloth
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| International Standard Book Number |
1684583616 cloth
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| Personal Name |
Lee, Rebecca (Editor), author.
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| Title Statement |
Rogues, widows and orphans : mischief and misadventures in the world of books / Rebecca Lee.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
295 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Bad times: a short history of the typo -- Bad taste: welcome to ick lit -- Bad takes: censorship and sensibility -- Bad apples: plagiarism, plunder, pretence and pranks -- Bad blood: veins to pick -- Bad endings: old stories, new chapters.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"It's a long journey from a writer's mind to a finished book - and a lot needs to go right along the way. With an expert Penguin editor as your guide, dive into the dark-side of the book world: a secret history fizzing with scandals, rivalries, catastrophes and con jobs"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Summary, Etc. |
A publishing industry insider reveals the hilarious and fascinating mishaps, hoaxes, and gaffes behind your favorite books. It's a long journey from a writer's mind to a finished book, and a lot needs to go right along the way. But isn't it more interesting when things go wrong? Rebecca Lee, a senior editorial manager at Penguin Random House, guides readers through the secrets of the book industry, a world fizzing with scandals, rivalries, catastrophes, and con jobs. Lee demonstrates how the tiniest of typos can have oversized consequences, unearths horrifying examples of bad taste and worse style, and peeks into tales of forgeries and feuds as dramatic as any thriller. She unredacts the most egregious cases of censorship, exposes hoarders and thieves, and asks whether AI is really an existential threat to the literary universe -- or if we are our own worst enemies. An irresistible tour of mistakes and misbehavior, Rogues, Widows and Orphans will make you cringe, crack you up, and renew your appreciation for the hard work of making books -- and all the ways it can go sidewise.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Authorship.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Printing History.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Scandals.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Censorship.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Book industries and trade History.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Errata.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Plagiarism.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Trivia and miscellanea.
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