Posted on February 14, 2024 at 3:00 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!
Bans and challenges
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A library board in Alabama has banned all future purchases of LGBTQ+ books or books that contain "sexual content" for collections serving readers age 17 and under (Book Riot).
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Author Khaled Hosseini, whose novel The Kite Runner has been targeted by book banners, spoke at length about the injustice of such challenges and restrictions (The Guardian).
SARAH J. MAAS
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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas is now in development at Hulu, rather than in active development, meaning the series could be produced elsewhere (Collider).
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The publisher Bloomsbury has raised its annual profit forecasts thanks to TikTok-powered sales of the latest Sarah J. Maas novel, House of Flame and Shadow (The Guardian).
RULINGS
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Dictionary.com has added a slew of new words to its official list.
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A California court has partially dismissed two copyright infringement lawsuits brought forward by authors against artificial intelligence company OpenAI (he Guardian).
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