Books & Publishing

Questions about funding and disclosure surround article advocating more economic analysis at the FCC, ahead of major moves by Trump appointees to roll back net neutrality rules.

Honor for history book is given back amid criticism of its citations. Author says there are 52 errors he sees as accidental and mostly minor, but others see more fundamental problems.

Scott McLemee highlights another round of titles from next season’s offerings from university presses.

Trysh Travis considers the controversy at Hypatia over Rebecca Tuvel’s article on “transracialism” in hopes of extracting some potential teaching moments from it.

Scott McLemee interviews Ceri Dingle, the director of an ambitious documentary on the West Indian political theorist and scholar C. L. R. James about how Dingle, 200 volunteers and others brought such a daunting project to fruition.

Three major textbook publishers sue the bookstore provider Follett, alleging failure to stop selling pirated versions of their books.

Scott McLemee continues to survey some of the upcoming publishing season’s offerings.