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Jamie Oliver apologises over ‘damaging’ and ‘stereotyping’ children’s book about Indigenous Australians

Indigenous organisations have called for the book to be pulled from shelves

The Independent UK

Jamie Oliver apologises after his children’s book is criticised for ‘stereotyping’ First Nations Australians

Exclusive: Publisher takes responsibility for the failure to consult Indigenous groups, who say the fantasy novel trivialises complex and painful histories

The Guardian - AU

Gerald Cinamon obituary

Chief designer for Penguin Books with a flair for pacing illustrated nonfiction, such as with Pelican’s Style and Civilization series

The Guardian - UK

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Richard Rampton obituary

Leading defamation barrister who led the courtroom case against the Holocaust denier David Irving in 2000

The Guardian - UK

Novel idea! Penguin install book vending machines at train stations

Penguin Books say they have 'gone back to their roots' by putting a book vending machine at Exeter train station but it's proved so popular that they are now letting travellers vote for another machine at a UK station

Wales Online

I went behind the scenes of Penguin's psychiatric titles – what I found was women’s hidden labour

Penguin Books brought psychiatric ideas to post-war Britain through their inexpensive paperback list. This eclectic list ranged from general introductions to psychiatry and psychotherapy, to discussions of specific problems like depression and anorexia nervosa, and also large political issues such as propaganda and brainwashing.

The Conversation

Train tomes: Exeter St Davids station opens book vending machine

Penguin Random House has installed a machine in the Devon city’s station, enabling travellers to buy a changing raft of titles, inspired by company founder Allen Lane

The Guardian - UK

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Holiday reading list: 10 standout books you’ll love under a beach umbrella

The holidays are a great time to bury yourself in a new read, so here are 10 books to keep you reading over the break.

The New Daily

No, the Ukrainian president did not write a book called 'Mein Kampf'

Is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky the author of a new book entitled "Mein Kampf", or "My Struggle", using the same graphic design as Adolf Hitler's manifesto? This is what many people online have been claiming to be the case since October 19, 2022. But the photos they use as proof…

France 24

London Libel Lawsuits Punish Truth Tellers

The U.S. shouldn't import British defamation law, no matter how much Donald Trump would like to.

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