An award-winning critic chronicles the rise of reality TV, a Virginia bill would ban book bans by school boards, and more news today in books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-02-07 16:10:04 UTC ]
CEO Peter Warwick attributed lower than expected second quarter results to a “complex” school environment characterized by “growing polarization in U.S. society and politicized schools and school boards.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
Censorship is surging thanks to an organised rightwing minority targeting books on LGBTQ and Black characters and issues“A book is a loaded gun in the house next door,” warns a character in Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury’s dystopian vision of an America where books are considered so dangerous they... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-04-13 17:21:33 UTC ]
The Authors Guild has launched a National Letter Writing campaign, asking its 11,000 members and supporters to send emails and letters to school boards, lawmakers, and newspapers arguing that banning books harms students. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]