{"product_id":"when-books-go-bad","title":"When Books Go Bad","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFor the Reader Who Knows the Literary World Is Not Nearly as Civilised as It Looks\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBehind the quiet shelves and tasteful author portraits lies centuries of feuds, fistfights, catastrophic misprints, stolen manuscripts, censored classics, and at least one book bound in something nobody wants to think about too hard. \u003cem\u003eWhen Books Go Bad\u003c\/em\u003e is a gleefully light-hearted tour through publishing's worst moments — the editorial disasters, the bitter rivalries, the snide acknowledgements, and the bad judgement calls that somehow made it to print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Alex Johnson — author of \u003cem\u003eA Book of Book Lists\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Book Lover's Almanac\u003c\/em\u003e for the British Library — this is the book for anyone who loves literature enough to enjoy watching it occasionally go spectacularly wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA collection of publishing mishaps, literary feuds, and bookish bad behaviour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers misprints, censorship, theft, curses, and author rivalries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy Alex Johnson, author of multiple British Library titles on books and reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardback, published 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe reader who loves literary gossip as much as literature itself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gift for the book lover with a dark sense of humour and a healthy distrust of authors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who has ever wanted to know what really goes on behind the scenes in publishing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ADS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48081181507684,"sku":"9780712355834","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0173\/7647\/7284\/files\/when-books-go-bad-bookgeek-1248540226.jpg?v=1783752069","url":"https:\/\/bookgeek.com.au\/products\/when-books-go-bad","provider":"BookGeek","version":"1.0","type":"link"}