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At the urging of Republican legislators in North Carolina, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (one of the largest school districts in the state) has decided to remove a children’s book called Jacob’s New Dress from …
This Monday, the Texas State Senate considered anti-abortion legislation. Senate Bill 25 prevents parents from suing doctors if their children are born with disabilities, even in the event that …
The Accusation is no ordinary short story collection. The manuscript was written by a North Korean citizen who goes by the pseudonym Bandi, and it had to be smuggled …
The Black Eyed Peas are back, but not in the way you would think. The music group has announced through Billboard that the group will be teaming up with …
The Oxford comma, a constant source of contention in the grammar-nerd community, recently played an integral role in deciding a court case in Maine, CNN reports. A group of Oakhurst Dairy …
I’m sure just about every reader out there has noticed this by now, but fairy tale remakes and inspired tales are taking the world by storm these days. The …
The Chinese Communist Party has initiated a ban of certain foreign children’s books that include “subversive ideology,” Newsweek reports. The newly banned books include A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh, …
Author of the Young Adult dystopian series The 5th Wave, Rick Yancey, is gearing up to add three new novels to the bestselling series. The original trilogy focuses on …
If, like me, you fell in love with The Great Gatsby in high school English class and have reread it at least ten times since, here’s some exciting news: you can …
Mean Girls was a game-changer, introducing us to “fetch,” the Kevin G rap, and all-carb diets, plus making us famous at our own high schools for reciting entire scenes …
Veteran Seth Kastle served overseas in the U.S. Army for 16 years. Like many vets, he struggled with the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder when he came home. He spent …
The Best We Could Do is the debut graphic memoir by Thi Bui. It tells the story of Bui’s family in Vietnam and the United States, beginning with Bui …
Nancy Willard, an esteemed children’s and adult’s author, passed away in her Poughkeepsie, NY home on February 19th. She was 80 years old. The death was reported by her …
Yesterday, Scholastic and Bloomsbury revealed the cover for the upcoming illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Illustrator Jim Kay already brought the wizarding world to gorgeous …
Judges for the 2017 National Book Awards were announced on Monday, The Los Angeles Times reports, and the list includes writers Dave Eggers, Valeria Luiselli, Nick Flynn, and Jacqueline Woodson. The …
Everyone is not Keeping up with the Kardashians. 74-year old Carl Puia was arrested yesterday after turning himself in after a crime he committed in October of last year. …
As far as hateful, “politically incorrect” people go, it’s hard to find someone lower than Milo Yiannopoulos. This guy has been EVERYWHERE in the news, none of it good: …
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the West End play that debuted last July and gave Potterheads everywhere brand new material to obsess over, has broken the record for most …
In Bogotà, Colombia, José Alberto Gutiérrez has been a savior of discarded books for nearly 20 years. Known as “Lord of the Books,” Gutiérrez, who works as a garbage collector, made …
Looks like Penguin has received the title of winner in this ongoing and rather intense battle of the books. Multiple publishing houses have been vying to be the chosen …