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Responding to complaints by a Muslim creationist that its contents were defamatory and blasphemous, a Turkish court has banned Internet users from viewing Richard Dawkins' website. Meanwhile, here in North America, Scholastic has pulled all ... Read More »

September 19, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

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New Yorker scribe Adam Gopnick has penned a nice, lengthy essay about the continuing controversy surrounding Babar, the titular hero of the popular children's book series. As Gopnick explains, people like the Chilean author Ariel ... Read More »

September 17, 2008 | Filed under: Book news