Posted on December 27, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Catch up quick with the past few days' most interesting literary pieces from The New York Times ... or take a deeper dive into each story. Your choice!
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Here are nine picture books being challenged in America: Just like with books for older readers, the children's books being targeted for removal from libraries and classrooms often feature LGBTQ characters or people of color.
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Philosopher and bestselling author Antonio Negri has died: Negri, who spent time in prison for his incendiary writings, also landed on the bestseller list late in life for Empire, a nearly 500-page analysis of globalization after the Cold War.
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The fine art of the paperback cover makeover: Check out the recent redos of several novels and memoirs and decide whether the new version achieves the redesign goals that were stated.
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What happens to literature when writers embrace AI as inspiration?: Critic A.O. Scott uses the long history of human technological innovation — and the shortlist of AI-influenced art — to examine what ChatGPT and its ilk might mean for literature.
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