A new report has found that the number of banned non-fiction books doubled during the 2024-2025 school year in the US. PEN America analysed the 3,743 unique titles removed from school libraries... Read more »
The “relentless” focus on measuring literacy progress in schools has “pushed reading for pleasure to the margins”, according to a new report. “Parents and schools both recognise that reading for pleasure matters,... Read more »
Jilly Cooper has died at the age of 88. The author, whose 18 novels include Riders and Rivals, ‘defined culture, writing and conversation since she was first published over 50 years ago’,... Read more »
A new report on book bans in US schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored and the country divided between states actively restricting works and those attempting... Read more »
A new report on book bans in US schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored and the country divided between states actively restricting works and those attempting... Read more »
The Trump administration reportedly fired the head of the US copyright office over the weekend – within days of the dismissed official having published a report about how the development of artificial... Read more »
Book News: PEN America report zooms in on school year 2023–2024 book bans
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There has been a “significant” drop in the presence of racially minoritised characters in children’s books, according to a new report. A Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) survey found that... Read more »
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