Arts May 24 Margaret Atwood puts one-off, burn-proof edition of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ up for auction Author Margaret Atwood and Penguin Random House announced that a one-off, unburnable edition of "The Handmaid's Tale" would be auctioned through Sotheby's New York.
Arts Apr 04 Accounts of book bannings and threats to librarians soared in 2021, says study Accounts of book bannings and attempted book bannings, along with threats against librarians, have soared over the past year.
Arts Mar 11 Author Zadie Smith to receive PEN America literary service award The PEN literary award is given to "an important writer whose work has drawn a wide audience and who helps us understand the human condition in original and powerful ways."…
Arts Mar 08 Poet Sonia Sanchez to receive Edward MacDowell Medal The poet, activist and educator Sonia Sanchez is this year’s winner of the Edward MacDowell Medal, a lifetime achievement honor started in 1960 and previously given to Robert Frost, Toni Morrison and Stephen Sondheim among others.
Education Mar 01 Book bans have reached levels not seen in decades — but nationwide activism to oppose them is growing, too The wave of book bannings around the country has reached a level not seen for decades. So has the level of the response.
Arts Feb 17 Elliot Page’s memoir ‘Pageboy’ will be published in 2023 Elliot Page is working on a memoir, in which he will write about everything from his Oscar-nominated film career to becoming a prominent transgender person.
Arts Jan 21 Meat Loaf, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ rock superstar, dies at 74 Meat Loaf, the rock superstar loved by millions for his “Bat Out of Hell” album and for such theatrical, dark-hearted anthems as “Paradise By the Dashboard Light,” “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad,” and “I’d Do Anything for Love (But…
Arts Jan 08 Marilyn Bergman, Oscar-winning composer, dies at age 93 Marilyn Bergman, the Oscar-winning lyricist who teamed with husband Alan Bergman on “The Way We Were,” “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?” and hundreds of other songs, died at her Los Angeles home Saturday. She was 93.
Arts Jan 07 Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw,…
Arts Jan 07 Rare Toni Morrison short story to be published as a book To much of the world the late Toni Morrison was a novelist, celebrated for such classics as “Beloved” and “The Bluest Eye.” But the Nobel laureate also completed plays, poems, essays, and a handful of short stories, one of which…