Posted on September 9, 2022 at 2:20 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There are any number of reasons that viewers might be unhappy with a screen adaptation of a beloved book. With...

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Posted on July 19, 2022 at 2:57 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Penguin Random House took an expensive stand in favor of LGBTQ+ rights last month. The Big Five publisher bought billboards...

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Posted on June 27, 2022 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

After facing public pressure, a New York library board has reversed its ban on LGBTQ+ displays in the children's section....

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Posted on June 18, 2022 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A new collection of LGBTQ+ poetry promises to question and redefine "what we mean by a 'queer' poem." 100 Queer...

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Posted on June 15, 2022 at 7:46 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Bestselling author James Patterson has apologized for statements he made about race in an interview published last weekend. Patterson had...

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Posted on June 7, 2022 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In the US, June is Pride Month — a time to especially focus on celebrating LGBTQ+ people past and present...

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Posted on June 4, 2022 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When Cherokee Principal Chief Wilma Mankiller died in 2010, her known accomplishments were astounding on their own. So to discover...

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Posted on May 18, 2022 at 12:48 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two authors led a successful campaign to add a disability fiction subcategory to Amazon's literature section. Forbes notes that Penny...

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Posted on May 12, 2022 at 10:52 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We're betraying our age here ... but a recent New York Times story has us thinking of Weird Al's "Amish...

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Posted on May 11, 2022 at 9:57 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Rick Riordan was thrilled with the casting for the upcoming Disney+ adaptation of his Percy Jackson and the Olympians...

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