Jacqueline Wilson says rewriting children's books can be justified
Jacqueline Wilson has said editing children's books to remove inappropriate and dated language is sometimes justified because young people do not have "a sense of history". However, the bestselling...
View ArticleB&N and others file amici brief against Texas 'sexual rating' law
Barnes & Noble, the Freedom to Read Foundation, the Association of University Presses, the American Association of School Librarians, and Freedom to Learn Advocates have filed an amici curiae...
View ArticleJudge appears skeptical of Texas book rating law on day one of case
On August 18, Federal Judge Alan D. Albright heard the first round of oral arguments in Austin, Tex., on a motion to block HB 900, Texas's controversial new book rating law. But with Texas attorneys...
View ArticleJudge Blocks Texas book ban law
Judge Alan D. Albright of the Federal court in Austin, Tex., has said that he will grant the plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction to block Texas's controversial book ban law, which was due...
View ArticleTexas argues parts of new "book rating" law should be allowed to take effect
In a written motion filed late on September 1, attorneys for the state of Texas renewed their bid to stay a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of HB 900, the state's controversial new...
View ArticleThe mystery behind "A Wrinkle in Time" cover art is solved
For certain corners of the internet, a 1976 paperback edition of Madeleine L'Engle's novel A Wrinkle in Time has been the source of an enduring mystery: Who was the artist behind its spooky,...
View ArticleABA names Amanda Gorman Indie Bookstore Ambassador
Poet Amanda Gorman has been named Indie Bookstore Ambassador for the American Booksellers Association for 2023-2024. She will be "a champion for independent bookstores" year round, including for...
View ArticleInternet archive files appeal in copyright infringement case
As expected, the Internet Archive this week submitted its appeal in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the closely watched copyright case involving the scanning and digital lending of library books. In a...
View ArticleRed states quit nation's oldest library group amid culture war over books
The American Library Association is facing a partisan firefight unlike anything in its almost 150-year history. The once-uncontroversial organization, which says it is the world's largest and oldest...
View ArticleJudge issues written preliminary injunction against Texas's "sexual rating" law
Finding that Texas's "sexual rating" law "violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment," federal district court judge Alan D. Albright yesterday issued a written order granting a preliminary...
View ArticleSimon & Schuster responds to book bannings with Books Belong program
In conjunction with Banned Books Week (October 1-7), Simon & Schuster is launching Books Belong, a program that will highlight the merits of books that have been banned or challenged and provide...
View ArticleHarry Potter 25th anniversary celebration
On Sept. 27, the Empire State Building will be magically aglow with the four colors of Hogwarts: Gryffindor red, Slytherin green, Ravenclaw blue and Hufflepuff yellow. The upcoming light show is part...
View Article2023 Booker Prize shortlist announced
The six-book shortlist for this year's Booker Prize for Fiction has been announced. The winner of this year's prize, which comes a £50,000 purse, will be announced on November 26 at an award ceremony...
View Article'Reading is resistance': students and parents take on DeSantis's book bans
This summer, Iris Mogul – a junior at a Miami high school – found out that she wouldn't be able to take an AP African American history course that she had planned for the coming semester because it...
View ArticleCalifornia bans book bans and textbook censorship in schools
Building on his Family Agenda to promote educational freedom and success, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed AB 1078 by Assemblymember Dr. Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley), which bans "book bans" in...
View ArticleQueen Camilla and Brigitte Macron launch Anglo-French book prize
Queen Camilla and French President Emmanuel Macron's wife, Brigitte, have launched a UK-France literary prize for young adult fiction. This will allow "UK and French citizens to share joint literary...
View ArticleFlorida school district orders librarians to purge all books with LGBTQ...
Librarians in public schools in Charlotte County, Florida, were instructed by the school district superintendent to remove all books with LGBTQ characters or themes from school and classroom...
View ArticleFTC files antitrust suit against Amazon
As was long rumored, the Federal Trade Commission, along with 17 states, has sued Amazon for antitrust violations, accusing the company of building and protecting a monopoly in various ways,...
View ArticleAuthors raise $100K for Levine Querido
Earlier this month, a group calling itself Friends 4 Levine Querido raised almost $110,000 during a 10-day online auction held September 3–13, with the proceeds benefiting indie children's publisher...
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