Can we please make Banned Book Fairs the hot new nationwide trend?

As we’ve noted over and over again, the hottest new book trend sweeping the country is to ban them and/or burn them if they don’t align with your weird, paleoconservative, theocratic prejudices. Not great! But as ever is the case with this strange nation, when one group of Americans starts doing something crazy and terrible, […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-06-10 17:01:27 UTC ]
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Hell hath no fury like a librarian scorned in the book banning wars

The new memoir 'That Librarian' by Amanda Jones is a troubling portrait of America's culture war over censorship and book banning Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-08-22 10:00:07 UTC ]
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The American Booksellers Association Is Publishing a Handbook for Fighting Book Bans

The 'ABA Right to Read Handbook: Fighting Book Bans and Why It Matters' is scheduled for a September 16 release. All profits will support ABFE’s efforts against book bans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Survey Finds Most Americans Unengaged with Book Banning Efforts in Public Schools

Conducted by the Knight Foundation, the public opinion survey is the most in-depth yet on efforts to ban books in schools, researchers say. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Appeals Court Delivers a Mixed Decision in Iowa Book Banning Case

While the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on August 9 vacated an injunction blocking parts Iowa's controversial book banning law, SF 496, the court also rejected the state's core argument, giving freedom to read advocates hope that they can swiftly succeed in blocking the law on... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road Launches Geo-Targeting Service to Fight Book Bans

In an effort to help consumers find and read books that have been banned in their localities, Open Road Integrated Media has started a new marketing service, the Free Voices Geo-Targeting initiative, focusing on 10 states where book banning is most prevalent. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Utah Issues Statewide Ban on 13 Books

Romantasy titles lead the list of 13 books that must be removed from public schools. Plus: a book award given from behind bars, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-08-05 15:05:00 UTC ]
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UAE: Sharjah International Book Fair Opens Its Awards

The annual Sharjah International Book Fair again will honor international fiction, nonfiction, and publishing in its suite of awards. The post UAE: Sharjah International Book Fair Opens Its Awards appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-05 12:55:52 UTC ]
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Banned Books Week is Entering a New Era

Plus: the most read books on Goodreads in July, new cookbooks for the school year, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-08-02 15:00:00 UTC ]
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The Book Deal Trends of 2024 So Far

We’re less than 100 days out from a very consequential election, so before we get to the fun stuff, I ... Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-08-01 15:00:00 UTC ]
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More States Are Passing Book Banning Rules. Here’s What They Say.

Discussion about what books children should access has diminished on the national stage. But most rules pertaining to schools and libraries are made at the state and local level. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-07-29 09:01:03 UTC ]
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A new generation of authors is finally making book merch interesting

Sable Yong’s debut book comes with some unusual marketing merchandise—a perfume to match. Sable Yong always wanted to make a perfume. She calls herself a “frag-head,” having previously written about fragrances for Allure and hosting the podcast Smell Ya Later with Tynan Sinks. Still, producing... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2024-07-22 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Disobedience Press Debuts with Exploration of Book Bans

The Ann Arbor, Mich.–based small publisher launched this month with 'Trouble in Censorville,' a hard-hitting collection of essays by educators about their firsthand experiences with book bans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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2 Books to Make You Love Karaoke, or at Least Respect It

In a memoir and a novel, the characters deal with grief by singing in front of strangers. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-06-29 11:50:03 UTC ]
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Authors Against Book Bans Officially Launches

The group's 1,500 members from all 50 states aim to provide “support and encouragement for the educators, librarians, parents, and students who are the first line of defense against censorship, and for the authors whose books are under attack.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Beijing’s 2024 Book Fair Closes, Some 300,000 Attending

The Beijing International Book Fair reports finishing its 2024 run with a gain in public attendance and some 1,600 exhibitors. The post Beijing’s 2024 Book Fair Closes, Some 300,000 Attending appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-24 12:58:54 UTC ]
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Most freelance book critics are making less than minimum wage.

Since September 2023, the book criticism working group of the Freelance Solidarity Project (a union of digital media workers, organizing to raise labor standards across the industry) has been collecting data on freelance rates. Its findings, published earlier this month, are pretty damn bleak.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-06-20 20:53:12 UTC ]
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UAE: Sharjah Signs Morocco as Its International Book Fair Guest of Honor

The Sharjah Book Authority will present Guest of Honor Morocco as 'a leading Arab model of diversity and cultural pluralism' in November. The post UAE: Sharjah Signs Morocco as Its International Book Fair Guest of Honor appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-18 17:21:26 UTC ]
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Sales of Religion Books Stay Hot

Strong demand for hardcover titles helped to drive up sales of religion books 38% in April over a year ago, according to the AAP's most recent StatShot report. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Blocks State Effort to Ban Books from School Libraries

The decision comes after state officials oversaw the creation of new rules governing library content in schools last year and demanded that the Edmond Public School district remove two books from high school library shelves over sexual content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Beijing International Book Fair Announces 2024 Conferences

The 2024 Beijing International Book Fair's programming reflects in part a considerable interest in academic and educational publishing. The post Beijing International Book Fair Announces 2024 Conferences appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-12 20:55:09 UTC ]
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