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Utah bans 13 books at schools, including popular “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series, under new law
Read full article: Utah bans 13 books at schools, including popular “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series, under new lawThirteen popular books have been banned from all public schools in Utah in the first wave of bans expected under a new law that prohibits books when at least three of the state’s 41 school district boards claim they contain pornographic or indecent material.
Lorrie Moore wins National Book Critics Circle award for fiction, Judy Blume also honored
Read full article: Lorrie Moore wins National Book Critics Circle award for fiction, Judy Blume also honoredLorrie Moore has won the prize for fiction and Judy Blume received a lifetime achievement award from the National Book Critics Circle.
Simon & Schuster marks centennial with list of 100 notable books, from 'Catch-22' to 'Eloise'
Read full article: Simon & Schuster marks centennial with list of 100 notable books, from 'Catch-22' to 'Eloise'One of the world’s largest and most influential publishers, Simon & Schuster is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
Lorrie Moore and Naomi Klein among nominees for National Book Critics Circle awards
Read full article: Lorrie Moore and Naomi Klein among nominees for National Book Critics Circle awardsLorrie Moore, Naomi Klein and the Egyptian writer Ahmed Naji are among the finalists for National Book Critics Circle awards.
'The Zone of Interest' named best film of the year by Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Read full article: 'The Zone of Interest' named best film of the year by Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationJonathan Glazer’s chilling Auschwitz-set drama, “The Zone of Interest,” has been named best movie of the year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Judy Blume, James Patterson and other authors are helping PEN America open Florida office
Read full article: Judy Blume, James Patterson and other authors are helping PEN America open Florida officeJudy Blume, James Patterson and Michael Connelly are among 24 prominent writers who have raised more than $3 million to help PEN America open a center in Miami and expand it efforts to counter Florida’s surge in book bannings in recent years.
‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margret’ and other books removed from Katy ISD schools
Read full article: ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margret’ and other books removed from Katy ISD schoolsKaty ISD school officials have pulled 19 books from Katy ISD schools so far this year. The latest is Judy Blume’s ‘Are you There God? It’s me, Margaret,’ the coming-of-age book published in 1970.
What to stream this weekend: 'The Bachelorette,' Idris Elba, The Weeknd, Sarah Snook and 'Jack Ryan'
Read full article: What to stream this weekend: 'The Bachelorette,' Idris Elba, The Weeknd, Sarah Snook and 'Jack Ryan'This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from Lucinda Williams, the kickoff of the 20th season of the reality dating show “The Bachelorette” starring a 27-year-old therapist from Georgia who was featured on the last season of “The Bachelor,” and Idris Elba is stuck on the worst flight ever in the new series “Hijack” for Apple TV+.
From masks to book banning, conservatives take on educators
Read full article: From masks to book banning, conservatives take on educatorsA recent Wyoming school board meeting was yet again packed with opponents of mask mandates when things took an abrupt turn and a parent started reading out sexually explicit passages from a book available in school libraries.
Eric Jerome Dickey, bestselling novelist, dead at 59
Read full article: Eric Jerome Dickey, bestselling novelist, dead at 59This undated image released by Joseph Jones shows author Eric Jerome Dickey in Antigua. Dickey, the bestselling novelist who blended crime, romance and eroticism in "Sister, Sister," "Waking With Enemies" and dozens of other stories about contemporary Black life, has died at age 59. (Joseph Jones via AP)NEW YORK – Eric Jerome Dickey, the bestselling novelist who blended crime, romance and eroticism in “Sister, Sister,” “Waking With Enemies” and dozens of other stories about contemporary Black life, has died at age 59. Dickey's publicist at Penguin Random House, Emily Canders, told The Associated Press that the author died of cancer Sunday in Los Angeles. “I am truly saddened to hear about the passing of Eric Jerome Dickey,” author Roxane Gay tweeted Tuesday.
Natalie Portman releases children's book of inclusive fables
Read full article: Natalie Portman releases children's book of inclusive fablesNatalie Portman participates in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the film "Lucy in the Sky" in New York on Oct. 2, 2019, left, and the cover of "Natalie Portman's Fables," a book of popular children's fables with a friendlier, more gender inclusive twist. (AP Photo, left, Feiwel & Friends via AP)NEW YORK – Natalie Portman is putting her body through the paces to get into fighting shape for her next Marvel movie. Motherhood is what makes her latest project, “Natalie Portman’s Fables,” so close to her heart. “Children’s books have this very special place in our lives because we read them over and over and over again like no other books," the 39-year-old actress said. For her next writing project, Portman is hoping to tackle something in her son's comfort zone, perhaps a graphic novel.