'Million Little Pieces may cost publishers millions in refunds' by Dan Glaister, The Guardian, 8 September 2006.

'How Richard and Judy rewrote the bestseller lists' by Rob Sharp. The Observer, 6 August 2006.

'New research indicates Johnson gave up on his dictionary' by Maev Kennedy. The Guardian, 3 August 2006.

Good to know that even Johnson struggled with his deadlines.

"In the past three decades, which magazines have made a substantial mark, a difference, a contribution?"

'Poésie sans frontières' by Michael Schmidt. The Guardian, 15 July 2006.

'Pressed for time' by Jim Gilchrist. The Scotsman, 12 May 2006.
"ON 4 APRIL, 1508, ... The Complaint of the Black Knight or The Mayng or Disport of Chaucer was the first book known to have been printed in Scotland.

The quincentenary of that first publication from a Scottish press is almost two years away, but on the 30th of this month, at the National Library of Scotland, a rolling programme of celebratory events for 2008 will be announced ..."

Penguin Most Wanted includes a history of crime novels published by Penguin: 'Green is the colour' by Beverley Cousins.

Rupert Bear is being restyled for TV. Meanwhile, he has been nominated as a style icon - vote here. The official website includes annual covers for 1936-2005. A brief history is online at Teddy Bear UK.

Book and Magazine Collector updates the estimates for early editions of Austen in their October issue. They're still talking iro £30,000 - £50,000 for an original set of Sense and Sensibility and £40,000 - £50,000 for Pride and Prejudice, but Mansefield Park is creeping up iro £30,000 - £40,000. (Of course the top figure is always hedged with a "+"). One day ...

Revolting Librarians: cult underground collection from 1972.

Find out more about Tammy on her website and blog

Penguin have launched a series of twenty books that represent twenty "great ideas", including A Vindication of the Rights of Women, A Room of One's Own, and Why I Write.

The University of Glasgow Library has been running an exhibition on Chaucer - The World of Chaucer: Medieval Books and Manuscripts: Web version of the catalogue of an exhibition of manuscripts and early printed books from Glasgow University Library held at the Hunterian Museum 15 May to 28 August 2004 / Catalogue compiled by Julie Gardham and introduced by David Weston.

Of particular interest is Case 5: Leisure, Law and Learning.

Pynson's Canterbury Tales was the Library's Book of the Month in May.

A nice concise list of 10 classics that fell victim to censorship from About.com

"It is a sad thing for adults and children alike if, once we have learned to read, the pictures in our books are sternly removed. They not only add to the pleasure of turning a page, they are the connection through which readers acquire the amazing human attribute of being able to get pictures in the head. And these, of course, are the best illustrations we will ever see."('Drawn to the Story' by Shirley Hughes. The Guardian, Saturday 10 July 2004).

Picturegoer Online

Magazines: An Exhibition of material from the Monash University Library Collection

'Magazine Covers and Cover Lines: An Illustrated History' by Gerald Grow. Journal of Magazine and New Media Research, 2002.

The National Library of Scotland's summer exhibition covers the history of the news in Scotland over the last 400 years.

The Haworth Press is offering four library poster images for download / printing from their web-site. They are by well-known children's illustrator John Wallner.

Cataloguing a book published by CRC Press, I find myself fascinated by the company's history. In 1913 the Chemical Rubber Company had the brilliant idea of giving a copy of the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (aka "The Rubber Handbook" to buyers of its rubber apron, and its publishing business was born!

On 2 March 2004 it will be 100 years since the birth of Theodor (“Ted”) Seuss Geisel, aka Dr Seuss. Random House's Seusseville site has special pages celebrating the "Seussentennial" and is running the Seussentennial Imagination Tour across the United States.