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The United States Artists (USA) announced its 2022 Class of Fellows today. Last year, the class was the largest it has ever been, and this year, the cohort is even larger. 63 artists have received USA fellowships to continue their artistic practice. The fellows will receive $50,000 unrestricted awards to use however they see fit

Celebrities in general, and authors in particular, have long been known for their pets. Hemingway famously had cats. Lord Byron, when told he would not be allowed to bring his dogs to Trinity College, acquired (through means better not questioned) a “tame” bear. Flannery O’Conner kept peacocks, Charles Dickens had a pet raven that may

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Guillermo del Toro animated version of Pinocchio, inspired by Gris Grimly’sillustrated edition of the book, was announced in 2018. It stars Ewan McGregor as Cricket (the narrator), and other announced cast members include Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton. Geppetto will be voiced by David Bradley and Pinocchio by Gregory Mann. [embedded content][embedded content] The trailer

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It’s a new year, and as always, it is a good time to support the Indigenous authors of North America. If you haven’t yet seen this year’s Book Riot’s read harder challenge, several of these titles could potentially check a box off our list. In the spirit of the new year, I encourage you to

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This week’s book challenge and censorship news is pretty bleak. There is a lot of it, and when it feels like everything to be found has been found, more appears. We’ll end this roundup with a really positive thing, but before getting there or to the round-up, let’s talk a bit about how groups are

Beloved Buddist monk, peace activist, and prolific spiritual author Thích Nhất Hạnh died at exactly midnight January 22, 2022, at the Từ Hiếu Temple in Huế, Vietnam. He was 95 years old. Nhất Hạnh, born in Vietnam, founded the Plum Village Tradition, the inspiration for engaged Buddhism. That term was coined by Nhất Hạnh in

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There’s surprisingly little information on the internet, outside of highly focused children’s book blogs/social media or publishing catalogs, about board books. It’s not a huge market, and though some libraries hold them on shelves, not all of them do. It’s not as profitable a format as picture books are, and more, many board books are

Since 2017, Little Free Library has run the Action Book Club, a book club where “participants read books on timely topics, engage in lively discussions, and take part in meaningful—and fun—group service projects to benefit their communities.” Participants sign up their local group, read a book on the topic, do a service project based on

I’ve used only two bookmarks the majority of my adult reading life. One is a wooden bookmark from a former boss who picked it up for me in Tasmania — it smells like the native Australian tree it came from. The other is a metal bookmark I saw in a store while traveling and, thanks

“We need to remain neutral in all that we do.” Those words emerged during a long board meeting in mid-November of the High Plains Library District (HPLD) in Colorado. The Board’s focus that evening was to reevaluate and update various library policies of the district, including the Programming Policy (beginning at page 111), which hadn’t

“I can remember now, with a clarity that makes the nerves in the back of my neck constrict, when New York began for me, but I cannot lay my finger upon the moment it ended…” I know, I know. Despite how iconic and amazing Didion is, that quote is pretty hackneyed. But the thing is,

Xiran Jay Zhao, author of the New York Times bestselling YA sci fi book Iron Widow, is well known for their social media presence, particular on TikTok. On January 8th, they posted a TikTok of themselves sitting on a “throne” made of copies of Iron Widow. Soon, they began receiving comments joking about wanting to

Who robbed the bank? Who murdered the pastry chef? Who stole the car? Where did the lady in apartment B go and why can’t anyone find her? These are just some examples of what a mystery is in the crime genre: there is a crime and someone(s) are trying to solve at least a component(s)

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I’ll just say it: I loved Gideon the Ninth. The mix of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and even mystery worked for me perfectly. Oh, and the humor. Every few pages I couldn’t help but burst out laughing. Gideon was an amazing narrator. And now I’ve gone and finished Harrow the Ninth, too — which left a

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If the infiltration of state legislatures by right wing, pro-censorship agendas weren’t enough, at least one major group dedicated to the removal of books they deem “pornographic” (LGBTQ+) and “woke”/”revisionist” (by or about Black, Brown, Indigenous, and other people of color) is demanding action from U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland. The group, No Left Turn,

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On January 12th, Mariah Carey announced on Instagram that she is releasing her first children’s book, a picture book called The Christmas Princess cowritten with Michaela Angela Davis (who also cowrote her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey) and illustrated by Fuuji Takashi. Mariah Carey said that the story is for kids who feel like

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I’ve always been a pop culture fanatic. I remember eagerly digging into different comic books, books, movies and television shows when I was a teen, and that practice has followed me to today. Right now, I find a ton of joy snuggling up with a Harley Quinn or Wonder Woman comic, or even anything related

Gallup has just released the results of the 2021 edition of a reading survey they’ve done since 1990. Last year, U.S. Americans reported reading 12.6 books on average, down from 15.6 in 2016, and lower than any of the previous years. The percentage of respondents who said they had not read at all in the

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