Posted on May 25, 2023 at 7:48 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A single complaint has led to restrictions on who can read Amanda Gorman's The Hill We Climb at a Florida...

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Posted on May 23, 2023 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two linguistic topics that I can't resist are the evolution of English and the impressive specificity of certain words in...

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Posted on May 22, 2023 at 8:37 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Martin Amis, the son of a famous writer who himself became a famous novelist, has died at the age of...

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Posted on May 18, 2023 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is retaining a strong presence on screen and stage, particularly in England right now. But,...

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Posted on May 5, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, launched just a few years ago, can officially announce its first winner. Fatimah Asghar's...

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Posted on May 2, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The more things change, the more they don't. NPR recently spoke to award-winning author (and former national ambassador for young...

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Posted on May 2, 2023 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two accomplished authors who died in the past couple of years haven't fully left us — they've invited us into...

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Posted on May 1, 2023 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The movie version of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. is finally out, and on the whole it's receiving...

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Posted on May 1, 2023 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each...

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Posted on April 28, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The most challenged books list has been part of National Library Week for some time, but in recent years, the...

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