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Today in books and publishing: Tom Hanks reads Stephen Colbert's children's book for adults, gamers are going to be getting a taste of Henry David Thoreau, and Yertle the Turtle is too politically charged for British Columbia.
The people who made The Lorax are probably in need of a hug right now. But if there's anything to be gained from a hate-filled review, it's the pleasure of reading it.
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