Posted on April 2, 2025 at 12:18 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 scandal-plagued nonprofit NaNoWriMo, formed in 2006 to support the National Novel Writing Month, announced Monday that it's shutting down (The Guardian).
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National Poetry Month is still in effect, though, and to mark the occasion, publisher Farrar, Straus, and Giroux has launched a poetry hotline where you can hear an author read a poem (Literary Hub).
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A bill introduced in Ohio's House Finance Committee would drastically change how libraries are funded, cut over $100 million from their budgets, and require that libraries restrict access to LGBTQ+ books (Book Riot).
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South Carolina's State Department of Education postponed a discussion and vote on banning ten books in schools statewide until next month (Book Riot).
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