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“There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.” — Ray Bradbury.

It’s a sad and petty person who regards another man’s misfortune as a “win.” But this spirit of vicious schadenfreude always lies close to the surface in every campaign of this kind.

Hachette’s cancellation of the director’s memoir under pressure violates some basic principles.

After protests from the Farrow family and a staff walkout, Hachette has reversed its decision to publish the director’s book. But if people are so …

The director’s critics don’t seem to realise that when you replace law with rage, you destroy your own protections. “These Hachette employees believe he is …