The 13 events left on author Jeanine Cummins’ schedule will instead be replaced by town hall-style discussions between the author and her critics.
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Sotomayor teases next children’s book on civics, heroes
The Supreme Court justice says she wants to use her platform to inspire kids through books, this time by helping them ‘understand what it takes to change the world.’
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Oprah promises a ‘deeper’ discussion of ‘American Dirt’ amid controversy
The book has amassed a growing chorus of dissenters who are slamming it as an offensive act of cultural appropriation.
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Ashley Bryan and Daniel Minter win national youth book awards
The American Library Association acknowledges the work of the Maine artists at annual awards in Philadelphia.
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E.B. White spoke to his time – and ours
In ‘On Democracy,’ his granddaughter has collected and republished a number of his essays. In the Age of Trump, they are as relevant as ever.
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‘The Great Gatsby’ will enter public domain when copyright ends in 2021
That means anyone will be allowed to publish the book or make it into a movie, opera or Broadway musical.
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As scholars tried to flee the Nazis, U.S. universities closed their doors
Fewer than 1,000 academics received non-quota visas between 1933 and the outbreak of World War II. The fate of those left behind? More often than not, deportation and murder.
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Joe Hill proves his writing chops once again
‘Full Throttle’ pays homage to past science fiction, fantasy and horror writers, yet the stories speak to today.
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This 17th-century fur trader led a wild and shameless life
“Bush Runner,” by Mark Bourrie, tells the real-life story of adventurer Pierre-Esprit Radisson, for whom the Radisson hotel chain is named. It’s a truth-is-stranger than fiction tale, think shipwrecks, pirates and cannibalism.