Book bans have reached levels not seen in decades — but nationwide activism to oppose them is growing, too
The wave of book bannings around the country has reached a level not seen for decades. So has the level…
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Elliot Page's memoir 'Pageboy' will be published in 2023
Elliot Page is working on a memoir, in which he will write about everything from his Oscar-nominated film career to…
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Challenging a romanticized view of the WWII era: 'The myth always seems to win out'
How do we remember our heroes and our nation's greatest victories? And what lessons do we learn from history? A…
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New book explores how the American South has 'done the dirty work of the nation'
In her new book "South to America," author Imani Perry seeks to change how people view the American South and,…
Mississippi mayor withholds library funds over LGBTQ books
The director of a Mississippi library system says a mayor is withholding $110,000 from his city's library because LGBTQ books…
Holocaust novel 'Maus' banned in Tennessee school district
A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to "inappropriate language"…
Inspired by her mother, Isabel Allende publishes new book 'Violeta'
Shortly before the coronavirus pandemic, Isabel Allende suffered one of the greatest losses of her life: The death of her…
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What Run-DMC, Peter Parker, and Linus have in common
Since his earliest days on the mic, DMC, the co-founder of what many consider to be the greatest rap group…
Rare Toni Morrison short story to be published as a book
To much of the world the late Toni Morrison was a novelist, celebrated for such classics as "Beloved" and "The…
Authors' unpublished books kept getting stolen. Now, a suspect has been arrested
Authorities say they've solved a publishing industry whodunit with the arrest Wednesday of a man accused of numerous literary heists…
