Penguin and Clandestine Classics
have very different takes on how to lure buyers into buying new editions of
classic literature: one amps up the class, the other, the crass.
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Clandestine Classics adds explicit
sex to novels by Jane Austen and others where none existed before. It is a
cynical ploy to generate sales or just a bit of harmless fun?
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Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
How Do You Like Your Classic Lit: In a Ball Gown or Lingerie?
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