Despite strict censorship, Western authors are increasingly looking to have a shot at the fast-growing book market in China, says PP editor-in-chief Ed Nawotka in Deutsche Welle.
Would You Change Your Book to Appease Chinese Censors?
A look at some of the compromises made by both Americans and their publishers to please Chinese censors and have their books available to a potential readership of millions.
Russia To Censor Book Honoring Gay Icons Including Russia’s Own Gay Icon Tchaikovsky
Officials in Sartov region of Russia move to censor an LGBT history book, citing nation’s new ‘gay propaganda’ laws.
Censorship Be Damned: Fifty Shades of Grey Makes Its Way Into China
Despite the lack of a publisher and censorship issues, pirated copies of Fifty Shades of Grey are proving popular at Chinese online bookstores.
Can Self-Publishing Help Circumvent Censorship?
The internet has opened up new pathways for writers looking to circumvent state censors. This is especially true in countries like China, where internet use if booming.
Turkey “In All Its Colours” Stars at London Book Fair
Turkey is the Market Focus of next week’s London Book Fair and the nation is striving to secure 100 deals to translate books into English by the end of the event.
In France, Apple Censors Izneo’s “Pornographic” Comics
Apple told Izneo, a French online comic book platform, to remove 3,700 of its BD and comics due to pornographic content, though 1,200 have since been restored.
Which Country is Most Hostile to Literary Life?
Around the world, numerous regimes oppress writers through economic deprivation, censorship, or criminalizing literary activities. Which is worst and why?
Mo Yan Defends Censorship as “Necessary,” But is It?
Chinese author Mo Yan, this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, has risen to the defense of government censorship in China, enraging many.
Can Censorship Inspire Creativity?
Historically, writers dealing with censorship found ways to defy authority by creatively embedding transgressive messages in their work.