Herbert Mitgang, 93, Intrepid Journalist

Mr. Mitgang, a longtime reporter and editor for The New York Times, told of mountains of F.B.I. and C.I.A. records squirreled away on America’s most well-known writers.

    



Siding With Google, Judge Says Book Search Does Not Infringe Copyright

The Authors Guild said it disagreed with the decision and planned to appeal. Google said it was “delighted” with the outcome.

    



Appeals Court’s Ruling Helps Google in Book-Scanning Lawsuit

The court says that a federal judge was too quick to allow authors to sue Google as a class.