LISNews: Librarian News

Thanks to some help from family and friends, Neil Scott was able to see his final book finished before passing away.

An MTSU librarian and author of several books, his latest book tells the story of the collision between the HMS Oranto and HMS Kashmir off the coast of Scotland near the end of World War I while ferrying hundreds of American soldiers from New York to various British ports.

When his father told him about two great-uncles who were in a ship that collided in World War I, Scott was hooked. He had to tell the story of the HMS Otranto and the HMS Kashmir. The Kashmir survived, but Otranto was left dead in the water.

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Interview with Scalia on the PBS News Hour about his new book - Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts

'Fifty Shades of Grey' news: erotic novel now the bestselling British book ever. Good news for the book you all love to hate. “Fifty Shades of Grey” has now claimed the title of bestselling book in Britain ever. The racy erotic romance novel was reported this week to have sold over 5 million copies, making it the highest-selling book of all time in the U.K., reports figures from the publisher.

Radio program - On The Media - discusses the book - Year Zero

In the new farcical sci-fi book Year Zero, aliens, having discovered how wonderful Earth music is, learn that they owe the all the money in the universe to the United States because of its harsh copyright penalties. Brooke talks to author Rob Reid about taking the great copyright debate to absurd new heights.

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