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Rogues, Widows and Orphans: Mischief and Misadventures in the World of Books
A publishing industry insider reveals the hilarious and fascinating mishaps, hoaxes, and gaffes behind your favorite books.It's...
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A publishing industry insider reveals the hilarious and fascinating mishaps, hoaxes, and gaffes behind your favorite books.
It's a long journey from a writer's mind to a finished book, and a lot needs to go right along the way. But isn't it more interesting when things go wrong?
Rebecca Lee, a senior editorial manager at Penguin Random House, guides readers through the secrets of the book industry, a world fizzing with scandals, rivalries, catastrophes, and con jobs. Lee demonstrates how the tiniest of typos can have oversized consequences, unearths horrifying examples of bad taste and worse style, and peeks into tales of forgeries and feuds as dramatic as any thriller. She unredacts the most egregious cases of censorship, exposes hoarders and thieves, and asks whether AI is really an existential threat to the literary universe--or if we are our own worst enemies.
An irresistible tour of mistakes and misbehavior, Rogues, Widows and Orphans will make you cringe, crack you up, and renew your appreciation for the hard work of making books--and all the ways it can go sidewise.
Author: Rebecca Lee
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
Published: 09/08/2026
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.59h x 5.36w x 1.11d
ISBN: 9781684583614
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2026
Library Journal 07/17/2026 pg. 1
Publishers Weekly 09/21/2026
About the Author
Rebecca Lee is a senior editorial manager at Penguin Random House. She is the author of How Words Get Good.
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