How many books are banned in Texas? 2023 saw record number of book challenges in US
Book challenges nearly tripled in the 2023-2024 school year nationwide. Texas is among the states with the most restrictions ...
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Addressing America’s Literacy Crisis: BeaLu Books Empowers Young Readers Through Diverse and Meaningful Content
The United States has witnessed a disturbing trend in recent years ... Limited access to diverse reading materials and ...
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Approaching its third year in business, the Sensi'il Studios universe is expanding
Affia’s publishing company, Sensi’il Studios, may be Earth-bound, but it’s done plenty of its own trailblazing. The company is the first Black comic book publisher in Iowa and Nebraska, and its ...
Before 'Wicked' was a musical and a movie, it was a novel. Its author, Gregory Maguire, shares how he came to write it.
Before "Wicked" became a film starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, its author was a struggling writer searching for ...
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Ilysha Adelstein Buss Launches Burbank Children’s Book “Dagwood Makes a New Friend”
Burbank resident, Ilysha Adelstein Buss, has just published her first children’s book, “Dagwood Make a New Friend,” based on ...
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Sam Dyer preserves video game history in hardback
Bitmap Books is a video game book publisher with a design-first mindset. This means that Bitmap's founder, creative ...
'Never met a stranger': Family remembers the legacy of Jim Croneis, former T-F publisher
Jim Croneis was a lifelong Bucyrus resident interested in everyone and everything. His legacy was so rich his family can ...
San Diego Author Pens Holiday Children’s Book About a Tiny Tree with a Big Message
San Diego-based author Derek Danziger has released his latest children’s book "Teddy the Tiny Tree," just in time for the ...
How One Woman Became the Scapegoat for America’s Reading Crisis
Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she ...
Their Pissarro Is Staying in Germany, but Their Story Is Getting Out
A woman whose family had to sell a painting in the Holocaust and a museum have struck a deal. The museum will keep the work ...
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Book Artistry By MarbleSmith
Pam Smith operates a historic Washington Hand Press at the Press of the Palace of the Governors, ca.1978. Photo Courtesy Pam ...
Most US book bans target children’s literature featuring diverse characters and authors of color
(THE CONVERSATION) Book bans in U.S. schools and libraries during the 2021-22 school year disproportionately targeted children’s books written by people of color – especially women of color – ...