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Trump Complained U.S. Generals Lacked the Loyalty German Generals Showed Hitler, Book Says
A new book describes complaints by then-President Donald Trump about American military leaders, and his aversion to having injured soldiers in a parade.
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6 Top Beach Reads for Summer 2022
Looking for some of the best books to read this summer? Here are 6 top picks that cover a variety of genres.
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Best Beach Reads Summer 2022
Looking for some of the best books to read on the beach this summer? Here are 6 top picks that cover a variety of genres.
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‘Unburnable,' Flamethrower-Tested Copy of ‘The Handmaid's Tale' Is Up for Auction
The fireproof book is a joint project that includes author Margaret Atwood, who in a video demonstrated its effectiveness. Here’s how and why the book was made.
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Here Are the Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Books in 2021, According to the ALA
Every year, the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom tracks and records the most banned and challenged books in the U.S. Here’s the top 10 most banned books for 2021.
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Fantasy Author Raises $19 Million on Kickstarter in Two Days to Self-Publish New Novels
Brandon Sanderson asked folks on Kickstarter for $1 million to self-publish four novels he wrote during the pandemic. They funded him in 35 minutes.
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Is Book Banning a One-Sided Political Issue?
Book banning is far from a new phenomenon, but incidents have been on the rise across the country the past two years. As Nora Pelizzari of the National Coalition Against Censorship points out, “Everybody is guilty at some point of trying to control the information that other people have access to.”
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Remembering ‘National Treasure' Ashley Bryan, Prolific Author & Illustrator
Ashley Bryan wrote and illustrated over 50 books. His work is remembered for highlighting the African American experience and cultural heritage.
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Missouri School District Bans Toni Morrison's ‘The Bluest Eye'
In a 4-3 vote, the Wentzville School board voted to pull Toni Morrison’s first book, “The Bluest Eye” from every district school’s library.
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‘Maus' Is an Amazon Bestseller After Tennessee School Ban – Author Art Spiegelman Compares Board to Putin
“Maus” is a decades old book about Holocaust survivors. Its ban by a Tennessee school board has sparked renewed interest in it.
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Library Sells for Nearly $2.4 Million in Auction
The auction of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s library ended the same day that Justice Stephen Breyer confirmed he will retire this year.
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Former Trump Aide Kellyanne Conway Coming Out With Memoir ‘Here's the Deal'
Up to now, her most famous words are likely “alternative facts”
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Tennessee School Board Bans Holocaust Graphic Novel ‘Maus' – Author Art Spiegelman Condemns the Move as ‘Orwellian'
‘Maus’ author Art Spiegelman spoke to CNBC after a school board in Tennessee voted to ban his landmark graphic novel about the Nazis’ persecution of Jews.
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Buyers Are Bidding Thousands of Dollars for Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Books in an Online Auction
The highest bid so far: $18,000, for a signed copy of “My Life on the Road,” the memoir of leading feminist activist Gloria Steinem.
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‘It's Basic Human Dignity': Groups Work to Get Books to Incarcerated People
Grassroots organizations across the country battle prison restrictions and pandemic struggles to send books to incarcerated people.
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Companies Shouldn't Waste This Chance to Make Work More Humane, Says Author of New Book on Remote Work
If the roughly 42% of Americans who do their jobs remotely could get their work done from home, what’s the reason for going back to the office?
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This Illustrator Didn't See Herself in Books as a Child. As an Adult, She's Changing That
Sharee Miller didn’t see characters who looked like her when she read books as a child. Today, as an adult, she is making her own books to help children of color feel represented, beautiful and proud. Greg Bledsoe takes his Family Geography Project to Jersey City, New Jersey, to meet an author and illustrator who wants every child to feel...
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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Ordered to Repay $5 Million in Covid Book Money
Andrew Cuomo resigned as New York governor after multiple women said he sexually harassed them. He has now been ordered to repay money from a Covid book deal.
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2021 in Books: ‘Everything Feels Magnified'
In 2021, few in the publishing industry worried that no one cared about books anymore.
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Chris Cuomo Book Cancelled by Publisher HarperCollins After CNN Host's Firing
Harper Collins had planned to publish Chris Cuomo’s book “Deep Denial” in 2022. Cuomo was fired by CNN over advising his brother, Andrew Cuomo.