Posted on October 4, 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!
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The weekly roundup of book bans and challenges opens with the sad news that the US has taught its Canadian neighbors how to attack literature (Book Riot).
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Judgement at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia by Gary J. Bass, Native Nations: A Millennium in North America by Kathleen DuVal, and Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights by Dylan C. Penningroth are the three finalists for the 2024 Cundhill History Prize.
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A new study has found that a majority of UK children's books featuring Black main characters were written by white authors (The Guardian).
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On a much lighter note, Brittany Allen shares that the house from the movie adaptation of Alice Hoffman's novel Practical Magic has inspired an architectural design trend called Whimsigoth (Literary Hub).
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