George Clooney’s Infamous Batman Nipple Suit Goes Up for Auction With $40,000 Opening Bid
George Clooney’s Batman costume from the 1997 Batman & Robin (directed by Joel Schumacher) was ridiculed for its plastic nipples, and now the infamous nipple suit is up for auction with Heritage Auctions. The opening bid is set at $40,000 as part of Heritage’s Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction, taking place July 22-23. “This is easily the most famous – and infamous – Batman costume ever designed,” Heritage Auction’s executive vice president Joe Maddalena said in a statement. “But to his credit, Joel Schumacher never apologized for the ‘Bat-nipples.’ In fact, he once told Vice, ‘I’m still glad we did it.’ And I am just as glad we have the chance now to offer this piece of cinema history to someone who can appreciate the costume as much as Schumacher clearly did.”
Random House Picks Up Rights to Salman Rushdie’s Victory City
Random House publisher Andy Ward has taken the U.S. rights to Salman Rushdie’s latest novel Victory City. The novel will be published in February 2023. According to the publisher, the story is set in 14th-century southern India and follows a magical nine-year-old girl who, in the wake of an unimportant battle between two long-forgotten kingdoms, is tasked with creating a new empire where women are given just as much power as men.
Crime Novelist Susie Steiner Dies at 51
Acclaimed English detective fiction author Susie Steiner has died at the age of 51. According to a post to her Twitter account on Sunday, the cause of death was a brain tumor diagnosed three years ago. Steiner was best known for her detective novels featuring Manon Bradshaw, including Missing, Presumed and Persons Unknown. Her most recent novel is 2020’s Remain Silent. Steiner’s U.K. publisher, Suzie Dooré, paid tribute to the author in a statement: “Susie was an extraordinary person and a wonderful writer. Personally, I am proud to have also counted her as a friend, and will always remember and cherish her quick wit and brutal honesty, both attributes she was able to pass on to her series character Manon Bradshaw.”
Protect Yourself Now: Book Censorship News July 8, 2022
If you’re in public education or librarianship, here’s why you need to lock down your social media. That and more book censorship news.