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American Library Association says book ban challenges in 2023 broke new record

According to the American Library Association (ALA), a record number of books were challenged in school and public libraries in 2023. ALA announced Thursday that 4,240 unique book titles were censored in 2023, a 65% increase from the previous record of 2,571 unique titles in 2022. “Reports from librarians and educators on the ground show […]

Your Book ‘Set Off a Shockwave’ and Now Congress Is Acting on China

Conservative talk radio legend Michael Savage draws connections to Peter Schweitzer’s shocking book Blood Money: Why those in power turn a blind eye while China kills Americans And Congress has finally taken action to address concerns surrounding the Chinese-owned app TikTok. On Wednesday, the Republican-led House of Representatives passed HR 7521, the Protecting Americans from […]

Massachusetts library forgives overdue book fees in exchange of cat photos

Lost a library book? It doesn’t have to be a cat disaster. At least not during March in Worcester, Massachusetts. Libraries there will remove a certain fee from their book loan records in exchange for a photo of that person’s cat, or any other cat, for that matter. The goal is to encourage people to […]

Biden Used ‘Comic Book Characterizations’ for Ukraine-Russia Conflict

During an appearance on FNC’s “The Ingraham Angle” on Friday, 2024 independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. criticized President Joe Biden’s speech as “overly partisan.” He said the speech was “politician-like” and failed to unify the country. Country. But Kennedy also took issue with Biden’s depictions of Russia and Ukraine, calling them “cartoon characterizations.” […]

Man finds library book due in 1962, but has nowhere to return it

A Vermont man found himself in an interesting situation. He found a very overdue library book and now has nowhere to return it. Garry Dufour of North Rupert, Vermont, was recently sorting through his great-aunt Madeline’s old belongings when he made a surprising discovery: a library book that had been past its due date in […]

Oprah Winfrey toasts Jeremiah Brent’s book

Author and renowned interior designer Jeremiah Brent has received an endorsement from Oprah Winfrey. You can hear Oprah toasting Brent. Newest member of Netflix hit ‘Queer Eye’ —At a party hosted by Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins and his wife Tracy in Montecito, Calif., home of Brent’s new book, A Space to Protect You: When […]