A fundraising campaign has raised nearly £250,000 to repair a library in Liverpool that was torched by rioters during unrest earlier this month, with hundreds of authors pledging to donate their books.... Read more »
Book News: Nearly £250,000 raised for Liverpool library damaged by rioters
BookBrowse News – The Full Story Nearly £250,000... Read more »
Librarians, advocates sue to block restrictive new Alabama library policies May 10 2024 A group of families and librarians filed suit in federal court this week to block the implementation of new... Read more »
Harvard removes binding of human skin from book in its library Mar 27 2024 The decision to find a “respectful final disposition” for human remains used for a 19th-century book comes amid... Read more »
In Georgia, a bill to cut all ties with the American Library Association is advancing Mar 03 2024 Those who’ve been trying to remove certain books from childrens’ sections at public libraries... Read more »
The American Library Association Releases ‘Book Résumés’ for Banned Books Feb 21 2024 The American Library Association’s Unite Against Book Bans initiative has unveiled a new free resource—a collection of “book résumés.”
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Details of Charles Darwin’s vast personal library, from a paper on epileptic guinea pigs to the Elizabeth Gaskell novel he adored, are being published in their entirety for the first time. The... Read more »
All parents are proud of their children’s achievements, and the queen is clearly no exception. Tom Parker Bowles is among 21 writers chosen to provide a snapshot of contemporary literature as part... Read more »
Philip Pullman, the author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, has joined fellow celebrated British writers Michael Morpurgo and Julia Donaldson this weekend in calling on government to legislate immediately to ensure... Read more »