Accounts of book bannings and threats to librarians soared in 2021, says study
Accounts of book bannings and attempted book bannings, along with threats against librarians, have soared over the past year.
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Nationwide effort to ban books challenges freedom of speech
Advocates are sounding the alarm about a set of measures that they say target teaching and writing related to LGBTQ…
Novelist Cormac McCarthy to publish two fiction books this fall
Cormac McCarthy has two novels coming out this fall, his first fiction releases since the Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Road" in…
'New generation' of racially diverse creators to write and illustrate Dr. Seuss-inspired books
Sketches by Dr. Seuss that have never been published will see the light of day in a series of books…
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…
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"…
