These days, when an American President has decreed that “there are only two genders: male and female” and issued a slew of executive orders and actions undermining the rights of trans people,... Read more »
Bill McKibben proclaimed nature’s demise in 1989. But Americans who cared about DDT’s poisonous effect and the extinctions that would follow had been warned almost three decades earlier. Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring... Read more »
Between April showers and sunshine, you’re sure to be craving some fresh reads. Here, we present a murky story of literary suspense, a novel of historical England, an African Gothic tale, and... Read more »
Book News: Executive Order targets the Institute for Museum and Library Services
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Book News: Sophie Elmhirst’s Maurice and Maralyn wins Nero book of the year prize
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Book News: Fast-growing indie publishers: 5 standouts of 2024
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ABA goes into damage control mode after contentious WI2025 community forum Mar 07 2025 A week after Winter Institute 2025 wrapped up in Denver on February 26, the American Booksellers Association dedicated... Read more »
Library Futures investigates content bans in research databases Mar 10 2025 Library Futures, a nonprofit organization that addresses library policy and digital access, has released a report on the censorship of e-resources... Read more »
Some of us will go to an art gallery this weekend. Maybe it will help us reflect or inspire us. Isn’t that part of a life well lived? And if you don’t... Read more »