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A school board member in Virginia was sworn in on a stack of “LGBTQ-themed books” containing graphic sexual content. Karl Frisch, who was sworn into the Fairfax County School Board Dec. 13 ...
I have a stack of recently purchased books towering in piles on my lowest bookshelf, and when I’m done with a book I go to that area and see what strikes me. There isn’t a system.
Sometimes I read from my mother’s stack of books. I can still recall the alarm in her voice when she learned I’d read her copy of British author John Fowles’ 1963 debut “The Collector.” ...
On Monday night, Smith was sworn in for her third term and was also chosen as the board’s new president. When she took her oath of office, she placed her hand on a stack of six books that have ...
The 2024 edition of NPR's Books We Love is here, 350 titles recommended by critics and by NPR staff. Andrew Limbong is host of NPR's Book of the Day podcast, and he's here with some recommendations.
Karen Smith, the new president of the Central Bucks County, Pa., school board, took her oath on a stack of contested library books at a Dec. 4, 2023 meeting.
As for the dozens of other books that were challenged, however, “they’re definitely not going to be reviewed at this point,” she said. Originally Published: December 6, 2023 at 4:06 PM EST ...
I heard a voice coming from behind a nearby stack of books. I couldn’t tell if it belonged to an employee or someone else. “It’s not lost,” the voice said.
For about as long as he’s been a published author, John Green has faced efforts to censor his books. His debut novel, “Looking for Alaska,” a coming-of-age story that includes references to ...