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Boards trodden by Shakespeare found under floor of Norfolk guildhall

Oct 05 2023: Boards trodden by Shakespeare have been discovered under layers of flooring at England’s oldest medieval guildhall as it undergoes a big refurbishment.

The 600-year-old oak floorboards are believed to be the only surviving stage from the Bard's time.

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Nobel prize in literature 2023 won by Norwegian author Jon Fosse

Oct 05 2023: The Nobel prize in literature has been awarded to 64-year-old Norwegian author Jon Fosse “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable”. His works include the Septology series of novels, Aliss at the Fire, Melancholy and A Shining.

“His huge ...

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Three book buses roll out for October

Oct 04 2023: The progressive action group MoveOn’s Banned Bookmobile is on the road again to champion banned books. Penguin Random House’s Banned Wagon, a project of PRH’s Intellectual Freedom Taskforce and its consumer marketing team, is doing a weeklong tour of the South with ...

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Texas's controversial book rating law goes into effect

Oct 03 2023: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has set a tentative schedule to decide whether a judge’s order blocking the state’s controversial book rating law, HB 900, should stand. But an administrative stay issued last week by a separate motions panel of the Fifth ...

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Authors shocked to find AI ripoffs of their books being sold on Amazon

Sep 30 2023: Publishing a book is a big occasion for any writer, and Rory Cellan-Jones is no exception.

“Like any author, I obsessively check Amazon,” he said. “And this thing popped up.”

The former BBC technology correspondent wrote a memoir untangling the truth about his ...

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The Banned Wagon Tour traveling across the South during Banned Books Week

Sep 29 2023: In partnership with the Freedom to Read Foundation, PEN America, and the Little Free Library, Penguin Random House is launching the Banned Wagon Tour, which during Banned Books Week will travel across the South, stopping in communities affected by censorship, ...

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Parent perceptions of banned books: survey

Sep 29 2023: A new survey sheds light on the perceptions of parents regarding public libraries and the current issues they face. The "Public Libraries and Book Bans - Parent Perception Survey" gathered insights from 853 parents and guardians with children under 18 during September ...

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Authors raise $100K for Levine Querido

Sep 27 2023: 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 Levine Querido.

LQ reports that it has been hit hard by the ...

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