Crime writer Anne Perry dies aged 84
Anne Perry, author of more than 100 novels that have sold more than 26 million copies worldwide died on April 10. She was 84. Her work included two suspense series set in Victorian England: the...
View ArticleHarry Potter books to be made into new TV series
The wizarding world of Harry Potter is to be brought to life in a new TV series starring a brand new cast. The series will be based on author JK Rowling's books and will be produced over the course of...
View ArticleMissouri House Republicans want to defund libraries. Here's why
Missouri's Republican-led House voted to cut all funding for libraries in its version of the state's annual budget, an unprecedented move that has angered librarians and patrons across the state who...
View ArticlePEN Report shows state legislation 'supercharging' book bans
A new PEN America report documents how state legislation across the country is driving an alarming spike in book bans in schools. The report, Banned in the USA: State Laws Supercharge Book Suppression...
View ArticleAda Limón appointed to second term as U.S. Poet Laureate
Ada Limón, who has been the U.S. Poet Laureate for a two-year term, has been given a second two-year term, marking the first time in history that a U.S. Poet Laureate has been given two two-year...
View ArticleFilm adaptation of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret receives glowing...
The long-awaited film adaptation of Judy Blume's novel Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret opened in theaters yesterday and is getting glowing reviews. Rotten Tomatoes' compilation of critics'...
View ArticleWhat scares master of suspense Dean Koontz? Plenty.
Few American writers sell as many books, live better or worry more than Dean Koontz. "There are days that you think, 'I can't do this anymore,'" says Koontz, 77, author of more than 110 books that...
View ArticleBarbara Kingsolver and Hernan Diaz share Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winners have been announced. Barbara Kingsolver and Hernan Diaz share the Fiction Prize for their novels Demon Copperhead and Trust. Freedom's Dominion: A Saga of White...
View ArticlePEN America, Penguin Random House sue Florida school district over...
In response to a troubling wave of book bans, PEN America, Penguin Random House, a group of authors, and a group of parents have filed a federal lawsuit against a Florida school district over the...
View ArticleFighting Book Bans: A Roundup
As books are banned in thousands of schools, school libraries, and public libraries, bookstores and others are fighting back. Shelf Awareness lists some of the inspiring ways this is taking place...
View ArticleLittle Free Library announces 2023 Outstanding Achievement Awards
The Little Free Library (LFL) has announced the winners of the fifth annual Todd H. Bol Awards for Outstanding Achievement, all of whom "embody LFL's mission to build community, inspire readers and...
View ArticleBeatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit story originated in African folktales, expert...
Dr Emily Zobel Marshall, in a new essay for The Conversation, has called for wider acknowledgment of the debt Beatrix Potter owed to the Brer Rabbit stories told by enslaved Africans working on...
View ArticleAmy Silverstein, who chronicled a life of three hearts, dies at 59
Amy Silverstein, a celebrated writer whose two memoirs, including Sick Girl, from 2007, recounted her grueling yet joyous odyssey through a life that required two heart transplants, died on May 5. She...
View ArticleSalman Rushdie makes first public appearance since attack, praising 'heroes'...
Salman Rushdie has made his first public appearance since he was stabbed and lost sight in one eye after being attacked at a literary event, joking that it was "nice to be back – as opposed to not...
View ArticleMartin Amis, era-defining British novelist, dies aged 73
Martin Amis, the influential author of era-defining novels including Money and London Fields, and the memoir Experience, has died at the age of 73 at his home at Lake Worth in Florida. His wife,...
View ArticleMajority of book challenges filed by just 11 people
Books about LGBTQ people are fast becoming the main target of a historic wave of school book challenges — and a large percentage of the complaints come from a minuscule number of hyperactive adults, a...
View Article17 plaintiffs plan to challenge Arkansas' library obscenity law
Some 17 plaintiffs—including the American Library Association's Freedom to Read Foundation, the Association of American Publishers and the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) plan to sue the state...
View Article"Journalism mustn't be silenced": colleagues to complete slain reporter's book
One year after Dom Phillips was killed in the Brazilian Amazon, friends and colleagues have come together in a show of journalistic solidarity to keep his legacy alive and finish the book the British...
View ArticleLibrarians, publishers file amicus briefs in Texas book banning case
With oral arguments set for June 7 before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, librarians and publishers have filed amicus briefs in a closely watched Texas case over the banning of books in the public...
View ArticleSchool librarians share their battles with book banning
Book challenges and bans leveled on children's and YA materials in school and public libraries have been in the headlines for a couple of years now, part of a news cycle fueled by the heat of the...
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