University opens professor's novel, closes campus doors to him

Posted on 07/12/2019 at 11:58 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A professor has been fired before even starting his job because of his new novel’s contents. T.J. Martinson told L...

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Tagged As: Diversity, Literary Hub

The day’s news in book mistreatment

Posted on 07/11/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here’s an update on one book vandal who made the news in the past year and an SOS call for another one who remains...

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Tagged As: Diversity, Scandal, The Guardian

Publishers announce push to fight ageism in women's fiction

Posted on 07/01/2019 at 12:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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We’ve all encountered our fair share of book passages that linger in our minds for years — decades — a...

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Tagged As: Diversity, The Guardian, Women in literature

Read TIME's profile of novelist Colson Whitehead

Posted on 06/28/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Congratulations to Colson Whitehead, who has become the first writer in almost a decade to star on the cover of TIME mag...

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What “cancel culture” is doing to YA fiction and writers

Posted on 06/21/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You’ve undoubtedly noticed the surge in high-profile instances of authors facing scrutiny for how they depict marg...

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Tagged As: Diversity, The Guardian, Young adult literature

Joy Harjo becomes the first Native American poet laureate

Posted on 06/19/2019 at 10:32 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Congratulations are in order for Joy Harjo, who was just announced as the next U.S. poet laureate! Harjo will become the...

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Tagged As: Diversity, NPR, Poetry

Poet Elizabeth Acevedo takes home the Carnegie Medal ... and more

Posted on 06/18/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

For the first time in its eighty-plus-year history, the Carnegie Medal has gone to a writer of color. Slam poet Elizabet...

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Tagged As: Awards, Children's literature, Diversity, The Guardian

Nicholas Sparks apologizes to LGBTQ community

Posted on 06/18/2019 at 08:58 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Nicholas Sparks has made another comment on last week’s Daily Beast article — this time, to apologize...

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Tagged As: Diversity, Lawsuit, Romance

Lawsuit targets racism and homophobia at Nicholas Sparks's school

Posted on 06/13/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You may not have known that bestselling author Nicholas Sparks is also the co-founder of a prep school. But he is, and t...

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The books you should read during Pride Month

Posted on 06/07/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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LGBTQ Pride Month is well under way, and if you’d prefer to celebrate it by reading rather than attending a parade...

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