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Queen Camilla and Brigitte Macron launch Anglo-French book prize

Sep 26 2023: 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 experiences, reinforcing cultural ties while celebrating the joys of...

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California bans book bans and textbook censorship in schools

Sep 25 2023: 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 schools, prohibits censorship of instructional materials, and ...

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‘Reading is resistance’: students and parents take on DeSantis’s book bans

Sep 24 2023: 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 had been blocked by the state’s department of education. “As presented, ...

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2023 Booker Prize shortlist announced

Sep 22 2023: 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 held at Old Billingsgate in London, England.

This year's finalists—...

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Harry Potter 25th anniversary celebration

Sep 22 2023: 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 of the 25th anniversary celebration for the U.S. publication of Harry ...

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Simon & Schuster responds to book bannings with Books Belong program

Sep 21 2023: 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 tools and resources to "preserve and strengthen our right to read."

The ...

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Judge issues written preliminary injunction against Texas's "sexual rating" law

Sep 19 2023: 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 injunction against implementation of the law. He also denied a motion...

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Red states quit nation’s oldest library group amid culture war over books

Sep 18 2023: 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 library association and which provides funding, training and tools to ...

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