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Arts May 24

Margaret Atwood puts one-off, burn-proof edition of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ up for auction

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

Arts May 10

As the year draws to a close, PBS NewsHour staff members suggest some of the books that made them slow down and enjoy reading this year. Photo by Getty Images
Coalition of librarians, teachers and publishers forms to fight book bans

The American Library Association, the American Federation of Teachers and more than a dozen other organizations have formed a coalition to fight the nationwide wave of book bans and challenges.

By Associated Press

Health Apr 21

Mark Twain
Mark Twain’s weird but perfect ending

The night Twain was born, there was a brilliant view of Halley's Comet flying right over his hometown.

By Dr. Howard Markel

Arts Apr 04

Two books of the graphic novel "Maus" by American cartoonist Art Spiegelman are pictured in this illustration in Pasadena
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.

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

Arts Mar 02

A customer looks at books by Dr. Seuss in a bookstore in Brooklyn
‘New generation’ of racially diverse creators to write and illustrate Dr. Seuss-inspired books

Sketches by Dr. Seuss that have never been published will see the light of day in a series of books being written and illustrated by a diverse group of up-and-coming authors and artists.

By Mark Pratt, Associated Press

Jan 27

Mississippi mayor withholds library funds over LGBTQ books

By Associated Press

The director of a Mississippi library system says a mayor is withholding $110,000 from his city’s library because LGBTQ books are on the shelves.

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Jan 27

Holocaust novel ‘Maus’ banned in Tennessee school district

By Associated Press

A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language" and an illustration of a nude woman, according to minutes from a board meeting.

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Jan 07

Rare Toni Morrison short story to be published as a book

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

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…

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Jan 06

Authors’ unpublished books kept getting stolen. Now, a suspect has been arrested

By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press

Authorities say they've solved a publishing industry whodunit with the arrest Wednesday of a man accused of numerous literary heists in recent years, allegedly impersonating others in the industry to amass a veritable library of unpublished works.

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Dec 31

‘Winnie the Pooh,’ ‘Sun Also Rises,’ Hughes poems among works going public in 2022

By Associated Press

"Winnie the Pooh" and "The Sun Also Rises" are among the works from 1926 whose copyrights will expire Saturday, putting them in the public domain in 2022.

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