Posted on September 29, 2023 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each story. Your choice!
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Book Riot reminds you about the results of its book-ban survey, then shares the state-by-state news on book bans and challenges across the US for this past week.
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China's government has been pushing back against feminism and other liberal movements for the past few years, but one thing it hasn't squelched is the popularity of a Japanese feminist scholar's books (Associated Press).
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The 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced October 5, and as always, betting websites are willing to place odds despite nominations and deliberations being super-secret (Literary Hub).
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The New Republic is sending its Banned Bookmobile on tour next month to mark Banned Books Week; check out its schedule and grab a free ticket.
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Writer Dawn Powell died in some obscurity, and while she's gained some acclaim and popularity in the decades following her death, her grave has been inaccessible to her fans ... but that could change (New York Times).
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