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Grammar girls and word geeks, unite! Sarah Palin: In books ... and banning them? New 'Twilight' book on hold indefinitely Ken Wells on hurricanes, beer -- and on KERA Excerpt: "Alive in Necropolis," by Doug Dorst Excerpt: "The 19th Wife" by David Ebershoff Some great Texas blogs (and vote for your favorite) Michael Beschloss, Stephen Sondheim at Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture Categories
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Last week, the publisher of her "brief, upbeat biography" won the small-press lottery. Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down, had already sold out a first printing of around 7,000 books. Then came her surprise selection by John McCain. Publisher Kent Sturgis quickly ended up with a one- to three-week backlog of orders, wriote Hillel Italie of The Associated Press. A paperback is in the works, with an expected printing of 50,000. Sturgis told Shelf Awareness: "The incoming phone traffic at our little office, mostly from media looking for the author, kept our two lines tied up for six hours, unable to make outgoing calls because of volume. Thank goodness for cell phones!" Beliefnet today added an interview with author Kaylene Johnson. (Thanks to colleague Jeffrey Weiss for that tip.) But the big issue for book lovers would be the accusation that, as mayor, Palin asked the local librarian how she could go about banning books. GalleyCat has several links on the topic, including this Time article, in which former Wasilla, Alaska mayor, John Stein says:
"that as mayor, Palin continued to inject religious beliefs into her policy at times. 'She asked the library how she could go about banning books,' he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. 'The librarian was aghast.' That woman, Mary Ellen Baker, couldn't be reached for comment, but news reports from the time show that Palin had threatened to fire Baker for not giving 'full support' to the mayor." This blog strives to be nonpolitical and has a firm policy of equal time for all sides. So if anyone finds a link with a credible accusation that Joe Biden tried to ban books, please let me know, and I will post it immediately (Associated Press photo) |
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