Maia Kobabe on Fighting to Reach Marginalized Readers

At Slate, Maia Kobabe discusses writing Gender Queer, a memoir about self-acceptance and understanding, which has been challenged in schools and libraries across the country in recent months. “What I’m learning is that a book challenge is like a community attacking itself,” Kobabe says. “The people who are hurt in a challenge are the marginalized … The post Maia Kobabe on Fighting to Reach Marginalized Readers appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at 'The Millions'

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Elissa Altman on Permission

Memoir Nation: Weekly Inspiration for Writers is an extension of the Memoir Nation community hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner, two friends and colleagues who bring a community-minded sensibility to the writing journey. Originally launched as Write-minded in 2018, this is a weekly... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Writing With Immediacy in Memoir

Author Christine Kalafus shares her thoughts on writing with immediacy in memoir, including the three-step blueprint she used for hers. The post Writing With Immediacy in Memoir appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading at Writer's Digest

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10 books to read in June

'Daisy Jones and the Six' author Taylor Jenkins Reid's new novel and Molly Jong-Fast's memoir about her famous mother are among the notable books hitting shelves this month. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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All the News We Covered This Week

The best books of the summer, bestselling books and indie bookseller favorites, what's happening in libraries and politics, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Book Review: ‘How to Lose Your Mother,’ by Molly Jong-Fast

In the memoir “How to Lose Your Mother,” Molly Jong-Fast recalls a tumultuous upbringing as the only child of the feminist writer Erica Jong. Continue reading at The New York Times

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‘Men need liberation too’: do we need more male novelists?

As a small press launches dedicated to new male fiction, authors including Anne Enright and Nikesh Shukla ask if men are really being pushed out of publishingJude Cook, author and publisher of Conduit BooksIn Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, the languid Lord Henry announces: “There is... Continue reading at The Guardian

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‘In his company you could not be lazy’: remembering my friend Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

A giant of African literature whose best works existed between the political and the personal, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o was warm, funny and friendly – and liked to bet on my pool gamesAmong the African writers who emerged in the middle of the 20th century, the most political undoubtedly was Ngũgĩ wa... Continue reading at The Guardian

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‘All of us felt like we had touched gold’: What It Feels Like for a Girl, the BBC’s electric coming-of-age tale

Paris Lees has turned her hit memoir of growing up as a working-class trans kid into a vivid, joyful drama. Its team talks teenage sex work, nostalgia for Tony Blair, and why TV drama is so posh it’s like Jane AustenWhen the BBC was casting its adaptation of Paris Lees’s autobiography, What It... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Bono’s memoir gets a third iteration, this time on the small screen

Zooming in on the rocker’s interior life, the Apple TV+ film “Bono: Stories of Surrender” documents the musical stage presentation of the singer’s 2022 book. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Summer Reading Challenges Aren’t Just for Kids

Riding a wave of growing enthusiasm for reading, many bookstores and libraries have expanded their programming to let grown-ups in on the literary fun. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Book Deals: Week of June 2, 2025

Charlie Mackesy sells a sequel to The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse to Penguin Life, Cory Booker brings a memoir of his historic 25-hour speech on the Senate floor to St. Martin’s, and more in this week’s book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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On Morals, Ethics, and Writing a Novel Inspired by a Story Ripped-From-the-Headlines

When I was seventeen, my friend—the kind of person who always finds hidden gems in used bookstores—leant me Every Secret Thing, Patricia Hearst’s memoir about being kidnapped and forcibly radicalized by an urban guerrilla group. Hearst spent nearly all of 1974 on the run with the Symbionese... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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24 New Books to Read in June: Taylor Jenkins Reid, James Patterson, V.E. Schwab and more

Fiction by Taylor Jenkins Reid and V.E. Schwab; a memoir of a year without sex; new thrillers from James Patterson and S.A. Cosby; and more. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Why I Wrote and Published My Memoir

Author Sally McQuillen shares the costs and rewards of writing and publishing a memoir of loving and losing a child. The post Why I Wrote and Published My Memoir appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading at Writer's Digest

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How To Prepare For Pride Month in Libraries in 2025

A handy guide to preparing your library now for Pride month, including ideas for educating patrons about the current attacks on LGBTQ+ books, libraries, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

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I am writing this with a pencil – it could be an author’s last line of defence against AI | Luke Beesley

My habit is quaint, I know, and there are downsides – but for those who value literature, the focus will shift to this: how do we prove we didn’t use AI?When I was very young, three or four, before I learned to write, I’d search out empty pages in my father’s thin, hardbound ledgers and... Continue reading at The Guardian

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How libraries are becoming launchpads for music careers

Beyond books, cities like Huntsville that invest in library innovation are building economic resilience. In an era dominated by artificial intelligence and smartphones, one of the most overlooked engines of economic growth sits quietly at the heart of every neighborhood: the public library. Continue reading at Fast Company

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The Best New Book Releases Out May 20, 2025

This week's featured new releases include a new graphic novel from Alison Bechdel, a memoir on grief, an exploration of American patriarchy, a medieval fever dream, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

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What libraries are getting rid of after Trump’s order to dismantle the IMLS

Libraries’ e-book and audiobook programs are especially vulnerable to the Trump administration’s budget cuts. Libraries across the United States are cutting back on e-books, audiobooks, and loan programs after the Trump administration suspended millions of dollars in federal grants as it tries... Continue reading at Fast Company

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