- Jim Milliot reports that someone still has some damned heart after word breaks that To Kill a Mockingbird will no longer be available in mass market format: the publisher is offering discounts on the book for schools. (Publishers’ Weekly)
- Did you know that Ireland has a Censorship of Publications Board? I don’t think anyone knew before this week. (The Independent)
- Sort of related: In Krasnodar, Russia, teenaged boys are burning Henry Miller for some reason. (Melville House Blog)
- Ali Eteraz was the victim of bizarre and frustrating sort-of-crime: bookjacking. Caveat lector. (The Millions)
- How does one restore a library more than 1,100 years old? Aziza Chaouni is one of the few people on the planet who knows. Even if you’re not interested in the restoration, click through to see some amazing pictures of the al-Qarawiyyin Library in Fez. (Ideas.TED.com)
