Judge temporarily blocks publication of Mary Trump's memoir

Posted on 06/30/2020 at 01:27 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A judge has temporarily blocked the publication of Mary Trump’s tell-all memoir about her family, reports the website Law &...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Politics, Scandal

Writer banned from Eton after a critical memoir is now welcomed back

Posted on 06/25/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The first Black student to graduate from Eton College wrote a memoir that detailed the racism he experienced there. As...

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Tagged As: Diversity, Scandal, The Guardian

Booker Prize Foundation eliminates honorary titles and roles

Posted on 06/24/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

UPDATE: The Booker Prize Foundation announced today that it was eliminating all honorary roles and titles, based on public criticism...

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Tagged As: Awards, Scandal, The Bookseller, The Guardian

Men convicted of Carnegie Library theft receive years of home confinement

Posted on 06/22/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The two men convicted of stealing over $8 million worth of material from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh were sentenced...

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Tagged As: Libraries, Scandal

4 authors quit the literary agency representing J.K. Rowling

Posted on 06/22/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The literary agency that represents J.K. Rowling has lost four clients in the aftermath of her controversial remarks about transgendered...

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Tagged As: Scandal, The Guardian

Social issues and book sales: George Floyd, J.K. Rowling

Posted on 06/15/2020 at 03:42 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You’ve likely seen the anti-racist reading lists circulating among traditional and social media — as well as the reporting on...

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Tagged As: Diversity, Scandal, Young adult literature

2 Trump books are coming out -- one staid, one salacious

Posted on 06/15/2020 at 09:39 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two books on the Trump family are coming out this summer. One, The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Nonfiction, Politics, Scandal

Crime writer takes a critical look at his craft's relationship with police

Posted on 06/05/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Crime novelist John Fram, like many of us, has done some reflection about injustice in the United States, his complicity...

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Tagged As: Scandal, The New York Times

Romance Writers of America retires old awards, adds the Vivian instead

Posted on 05/23/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Romance Writers of America has replaced its annual awards with a new prize in hopes of moving past a...

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Tagged As: Awards, Diversity, Romance, Romance Writers of America, Scandal, The Guardian

5 modern classics return to Alaskan school district's curriculum

Posted on 05/22/2020 at 08:15 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The five classics pulled from an Alaskan school district’s curriculum have been reinstated, thanks to public pushback. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Scandal