The Trump administration says it will strip legal protections for 86,000 Hondurans who live in the U.S., the latest group of longtime undocumented residents who now face the prospect of deportation back to their troubled home countries. Kirstjen Nielsen, the Homeland Security secretary, on Friday... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The American Library Association is facing significant financial challenges. The Trump administration wants to gut federal support for libraries. And librarians are fighting over whether our next executive director should be required to have a MLS degree. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Trump administration has again proposed to eliminate funding for the National Endowments for the Arts (NEA) and Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
As it did last year, the Trump administration has once again proposed the permanent elimination of the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities, as well as the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Beneath a surge in interest for books about the Trump administration, booksellers see something more: Readers seeking to connect and make sense of a tumultuous time. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Biteback Publishing has acquired a memoir by former White House press secretary Sean Spicer. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lots of people have complained about the policies of the Trump administration, but Anderson, co-owner of Anderson’s Bookshops, is hoping to do something about them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite the Trump Administration's proposal to eliminate virtually all federal library funding, the House yesterday passed a package of FY2018 spending bills that include full funding for libraries and the arts. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Librarians will gather in Chicago for the 2017 ALA Annual Conference amid an organizational leadership transition, and challenges from the Trump Administration. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Congressional leaders have rejected the Trump administration's proposal to eliminate money for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, according to US news reports. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Not content with its second crack of the whip with a travel ban, the Trump administration has now issued a ban on larger electronic devices being taken on flights from certain countries. Devices larger than a cell phone will not be permitted in cabin baggage but must instead be checked in. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2017-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the bookselling event, which took place in Atlanta on Monday, a closed-door session addressed indie booksellers' desire to potentially allow their stores to act as safe havens for groups they feel have been threatened under the Trump administration. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Once known for its beauty tips, Teen Vogue has become a powerful critic of the Trump administration. What’s behind its transformation?Charlie Knoles is a 39-year-old meditation coach and father based in California. He reads Politico, ProPublica and the Wall Street Journal, and posts on Facebook... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Concern over the Trump administration was a central theme at the Washington D.C. event. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
AWP 2017's keynote speaker, Azar Nafisi, the author of 'Reading Lolita in Tehran,' blasted President Trump in a fiery presentation and urged writers to use their imaginations to resist the tyranny of the Trump administration. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
New Press will release three edited collections this spring that will examine the recently-concluded presidential election and what likely lies ahead for the country under the Trump administration. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The federal education law ESSA, set to take effect this year, would provide critical support for school libraries if allowed to stand by the Trump administration. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The new US administration under Donald Trump could make things "very, very much worse" for authors, according to campaign group Authors United. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]