{"id":32603,"date":"2012-06-04T09:23:56","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T13:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=32603"},"modified":"2012-06-03T20:10:11","modified_gmt":"2012-06-04T00:10:11","slug":"thefts-maps-and-the-return-of-oprah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2012\/06\/04\/thefts-maps-and-the-return-of-oprah\/","title":{"rendered":"Thefts, Maps, and the Return of Oprah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Mormon_first_edition_1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Mormon_first_edition_1-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Mormon_first_edition_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-32604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Mormon_first_edition_1-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Mormon_first_edition_1.jpeg 575w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<li>A rare, first-edition Book of Mormon <a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/jacketcopy\/2012\/05\/first-edition-book-of-mormon-stolen-from-arizona-store.html\">has been stolen<\/a> from an Arizona store.\n<li><em>The Atlantic <\/em> presents <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/entertainment\/archive\/2012\/05\/an-ambitious-project-to-turn-the-literary-canon-into-comics\/257908\/\">a slideshow of images<\/a> from the \u201cgraphic canon,\u201d in which artists take on the classics.\n<li>Will 2012 be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/pw\/by-topic\/industry-news\/bea\/article\/51744-bea-unbound-bea-2012.html\">the biggest Book Expo<\/a> ever?\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/books\/booksblog\/2012\/jun\/01\/interactive-literary-map-uk-guardian?CMP=twt_fd\">An interactive map<\/a> of the UK\u2019s literary destinations.\n<li>The return of<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/blogs\/pageviews\/2012\/06\/oprah-winfrey-announces-return-of-book-club-first-choice-will-be-cheryl-strayeds-w\"> Oprah\u2019s Book Club<\/a>.<br \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rare, first-edition Book of Mormon has been stolen from an Arizona store. 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