Hay Literature Festival suspends its founder over bullying claims

Posted on 10/26/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

This has not been the Hay Literature Festival’s best month. First came the sexual assault allegations related to its sister...

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Tagged As: Scandal, The Guardian

Who will win the 2020 Nobel Prize for Literature? Here are some guesses

Posted on 10/06/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Nobel Prize for Literature will be announced Thursday, and while no contenders are ever made public, there’s plenty of...

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Tagged As: Awards, Politics, Scandal, The Guardian

Open letters defend first J.K. Rowling, then transgender and nonbinary people

Posted on 10/02/2020 at 12:58 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The book sure hasn’t closed on open letters. Over the weekend, a group of authors including Ian McEwan and Lionel...

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Tagged As: Diversity, Scandal, The Guardian

Here are the decade's 100 most frequently challenged books

Posted on 09/29/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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The American Library Association kicked off Banned Books Week by sharing the decade’s most frequently challenged books. The full list,...

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Senators: Netflix should reconsider "The Three-Body Problem" adaptation

Posted on 09/25/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you had strong feelings — positive or negative — about Netflix’s adaptation of The Three-Body Problem, it might be...

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Tagged As: Politics, Scandal, The Guardian, TV adaptation

J.K. Rowling's latest book breaks Robert Galbraith sales record

Posted on 09/23/2020 at 12:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The uproar over J.K. Rowling’s latest villain likely hasn’t hurt her book sales. The Guardian reports that Troubled Blood has...

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CNN: Edward Snowden agrees to $5 million forfeiture plan

Posted on 09/23/2020 at 10:23 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The author of a much-buzzed-about tell-all book is agreeing to forfeit some of his book proceeds. CNN, citing court records,...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Politics, Scandal

The children’s section: Yes to Old Town Road, no to J.K. Rowling

Posted on 09/20/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Children’s literature made the headlines in a few interesting ways over the past week. First came news that musician Lil...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Diversity, Pop culture, Scandal

Publisher: We're donating proceeds from book by disgraced professor

Posted on 09/19/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publisher of a woman who recently admitted she pretended to be Black will donate proceeds from her latest book....

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Macmillan's CEO has resigned

Posted on 09/18/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Macmillan CEO John Sargent is leaving his job in January. The New York Times reported yesterday that the move, though...

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