Some book-related links:

• Lonely Planet says author stretched the truth when he claimed to have stretched the truth (International Herald Tribune)
• Tom Cruise bio dropped “ actor celebrates by continuing to creep us all out (Telegraph)
• Stanford Law School’s Fair Use Project signs on to fight J.K. Rowling’s attempt to quash unauthorized Potter lexicon (Stanford press release)
• Just so you don’t think we’re all about Rowling-bashing: Rowling joins children’s authors in call for end to Darfur conflict (CBC.ca)
• UNESCO pays to have books made, then pays to have them pulped (Washington Post)

Quote of the week: “We have explored every possible option, but have concluded that once the potentially defamatory sections are taken out, there is not enough left to make a good read.” “ Macmillan exec on the dropping of the Cruise bio.