Caleb Azumah Nelson and Mary Jean Chan shortlisted for Dylan Thomas prize | Books
Mary Jean Chan, Caleb Asma-Nelson and AK Blakemore are among the finalists for this year’s Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize. The prize, worth £20,000, celebrates poetry, novels, short stories and plays by writers under the age of 39, in honor of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, who died aged 39. Aibami Adebaye, Katherine Lacey and Joshua […]
Librarian group fights woke ‘banned books’ narrative
The banned books business is booming. According to the American Library Association, the number of books “subject to censorship” increased by 65% last year, “reaching the highest level ever recorded by ALA.” “We cannot display banned books that have never left the printing press.” If you listen to the left, our very freedom to read […]
Carnegie medal for children’s books shortlist announced | Carnegie medal
The refugee experience, the county line draft and World War II are among the topics covered in books shortlisted for this year’s Yodt Carnegie Prize for Children’s Books. Children’s laureates Joseph Coelho, Kwame Alexander and Nicola Davies are among the finalists for the award, which celebrates the best writing and illustrations for children and is […]
‘I welcome our digital minions’: the Silicon Valley insider warning about algorithms – while embracing them | Australian books
Houses are hidden in the shadows of subtropical rainforest in Brisbane’s western suburbs. Horses graze on pastures and road signs warn of deer and kangaroos. The suburb of Anstead, nestled between a bend in the river and the foothills of the D’Aguilar Mountains, may seem like the wrong place to live for a Polish-born management […]
RuPaul’s Anti-Censorship Bookstore Already Banning Books
Aging drag queen RuPaul gave corporate media a twitch of joy after opening an “anti-censorship” bookstore in Florida. but… RuPaul’s bookstores have already banned the sale of books. “Drag superstar RuPaul co-founds new bookstore and sends Rainbow Book Bus to deliver banned books to Florida.” cheered extreme left USA Today. “RuPaul sends out rainbow buses […]
RuPaul to Send a Rainbow Bus to Give Away Books Barred By Anti-Grooming Legislation
Drag queen RuPaul is reportedly sending a “rainbow school bus” from the West Coast to the South to hand out the very book banned under anti-grooming laws. RuPaul, co-founder of online bookstore Allstra, said this type of book website would fill an important gap in “these strange days we’re living in.” report by new york […]
Drag Queen-Backed ‘Rainbow Book Bus’ Begins National Tour Giving Explicit Books To Kids
A queer activist and a drag queen have joined forces to bring mobile LGBT libraries across America as part of a massive book tour. The idea behind this tour is to bring LGBT-inspired books to areas of the country where book bans seem to occur the most, primarily K-12 settings and youth centers in the […]
Vacation destinations are often chosen from popular books on the shelf, study says: See if you’ve read these
New research shows that people often find inspiration for their next vacation destination by reading books. Jet2holidays asked 2,000 adults how they choose their vacation destinations. Many said they were influenced by a book they read recently. The study found that one in four people booked a vacation based on a novel that took place […]
4 fantasy books you can quickly read that are under 300 pages
Fantasy books often feature magic, mystical creatures, and adventurous stories, and have a way of transporting readers into imaginative worlds. A well-written fantasy book draws the reader into the entire story and keeps them motivated to turn the next page. All the books in this roundup have a small page count, so you can theoretically […]
Mercedes de Acosta: The poet who had affairs with the 20th century’s most famous women | Books
SHe was a “violent lesbian” who had affairs with some of the most famous women of the Jazz Age, prompting the witty writer Alice B. Toklas to remark about Mercedes de Acosta: Women of the 20th century. ” Among the playwright and poet’s conquests and affairs are Hollywood royalty Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich, dancers […]