#News

Huntsville Public Library (TX) Privatized After Pride Display

Huntsville Public Library in Texas becomes privatized following the city manager's disapproval of two book displays.

The Best Books of the Year, According to All the Lists

I tallied the books on ten notable "Best Books of the Year" lists to see where they overlapped. Here are the best of the best books of 2022.

The Most Borrowed Books from New York Public Library in 2022

Here are the ten adult books that were checked out the most from the New York Public Library system this year.

The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and Amazon all have their own bestseller lists. Here are the combined results.

AI Isn’t The Threat to High School English. Censorship Is: Book Censorship News, December 16, 2022

Use of AI in English classrooms would be cheating. Our real worry should be on book removal from schools. That, plus book censorship news.

Children’s Book Author Tomie dePaola and Activist Icon John Lewis on 2023 USPS Stamps

The U.S. Postal Service announced new subjects for 2023 stamps: children's book author Tomie dePaola and civil rights activist John Lewis.

AI Used to Publish Children’s Book, Raising Question of Ethics

One person used AI to make a children's book in a single weekend, but artists are saying it was unethical.

PEN America Town Hall Asks “Do Publishers Have a Moral Obligation to Diversify Literature?”

PEN America hosts a town hall meeting on whether publishers are obligated to diversify their literature.

The Most Thought-Provoking Books of the Year, According to the Atlantic

These are the 2022 new releases the Atlantic says “impressed us with their force of ideas...In a phrase, they were good to think with.”

New Billboard in Texas Urges, “Ban Censorship, Not Books”

After Keller school district in Texas banned all trans books, a free speech nonprofit put up billboards reading, "Ban censorship, not books."