Name: Rogues, Widows and Orphans. When Words Go Wrong and Other Bookish Misadventures
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Author: Rebecca Lee
ISBN: 9781805221180

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Rogues, Widows and Orphans. When Words Go Wrong and Other Bookish Misadventures

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Profile Books Ltd

Author

Rebecca Lee

Year

2026

Pages

224

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

21.60 x 13.50 cm

ISBN13

9781805221180

Rogues, Widows and Orphans. When Words Go Wrong and Other Bookish Misadventures

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Synopsis "Rogues, Widows and Orphans. When Words Go Wrong and Other Bookish Misadventures"

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?With an expert Penguin editor as your guide, dive into the dark-side of the book world: a secret history fizzing with scandals, rivalries, cock-ups and con jobs. We''ll discover how the tiniest of typos can have oversized consequences, unearth horrifying examples of bad taste and worse style, and peek into tales of forgeries and feuds as dramatic as any thriller. We''ll unredact the most egregious cases of censorship, expose hoarders and thieves, and ask: is AI really an existential threat to the literary universe? Or are we our own worst enemies?

'Devilishly funny and clever, this divine comedy of literary errors will remind you why words are such glorious, untameable things' LOUISE WILLDERIt'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? With an expert Penguin editor as your guide, dive into the dark-side of the book world: a secret history fizzing with scandals, rivalries, cock-ups and con jobs. We'll discover how the tiniest of typos can have oversized consequences, unearth horrifying examples of bad taste and worse style, and peek into tales of forgeries and feuds as dramatic as any thriller. We'll unredact the most egregious cases of censorship, expose hoarders and thieves, and ask: after centuries of man-made mischief, can the humble book survive the new machine age?