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Book bans are an attack on freedom to read, teach and learn

We cannot build a future together if we are not willing to honestly face the truth about our past and our present.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ghosts of Somes Island

A historical novel examines POWs in Wellington harbour

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Censorship campaigns triggered 2,500 book bans in the US within the last school year, report finds

‘Rapidly accelerating’ campaign is endangering democratic bedrock, according to PEN America report

The Independent UK

Texas bans more books than any state

Across the country, more books have been removed as religious and conservative groups target LGBTQ and race issues

Salon

School book bans have seen an unprecedented surge this year, a new report says

If you've read a book in one sitting sometime in the last year, chances are another book was banned before you finished it.

Los Angeles Times

Best-selling children's book highlights key events of Queen Elizabeth's life

A must for young ones, the Little People, Big Dreams Queen Elizabeth book is available to pre-order from £7.99 on Amazon

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‘Rapid acceleration’ in US school book censorship leads to 2,500 bans in a year

School districts in 32 states banned 1,648 individual titles in the last school year, a report by Pen America found

The Guardian - US

Texas has banned more books than any other state, new report shows

Across the country, more books have been challenged and removed as religious and conservative groups target LGBTQ and race issues.

The Texas Tribune

Priya Nadesalingam, mother of Biloela family, signs book deal for memoir of asylum ordeal

Mother of Tamil family will recount their remarkable journey, from fleeing war-torn Sri Lanka to enduring Australia’s immigration detention system

The Guardian - AU

The terror of publishing Nicky Hager

"Every book could destroy the company", writes Nicky Hager's publisher

Newsroom.co.nz

Wren: Delightful flight of fancy that never fails to stir the emotions

Wren by Lucy Hope

The National (Scotland)

Agatha Christie by Lucy Worsley; Marple: Twelve New Stories – review

With a keen historian’s eye, Lucy Worsley pieces together the queen of crime’s life, work and misunderstood episode of mental illness, while Val McDermid, Natalie Haynes and others put a fresh spin on Miss Marple

The Guardian - UK

Less Is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer review – diminishing returns

The sequel to the US author’s 2018 Pulitzer-winning novel misses the satirical mark far more times than it scores a hit

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Adam Kay: ‘If you were casting yourself, wouldn’t you choose Ben Whishaw?’

The doctor turned comedy writer talks about his intensely personal new memoir and takes questions from politicians, health workers, authors and Observer readers

The Independent UK

The Secret History turns 30: the enduring cult appeal of Donna Tartt’s campus novel

Why has no one made ‘The Secret History’ into a film? And does Donna Tartt really take her pet pugs everywhere? Three decades since it was published, Katie Rosseinsky looks at the novel’s legacy

The National (Scotland)

New play provides fresh perspective on the history of the Scottish aristocracy

WHEN Scottish playwright Rona Munro began writing James IV: Queen Of The Fight – the fourth on her series of “James Plays” about the kings…

The Guardian - AU

Sick, sad, or in need of comfort? Young adult fiction can be the perfect balm

Caitlin Cassidy has always reverted to younger books in times of need. Since discovering modern YA like Heartstopper, she can’t get enough

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Belfast author's horror novel set in NI reaches top 10 on Amazon's hot new releases list

'As a child growing up, I spent a lot of time in Victoria Park, where adults would tell us to come home for our dinner before sunset or the "bogeyman" would chase us'

The Guardian - UK

Sarah Ruhl: ‘It’s the ultimate age of Narcissus’

The US playwright on the traumatic impact of Bell’s palsy on her life, the dangers of judging on appearances and why Jo from Little Women is her literary heroine

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Maggie O’Farrell’s cultural highlights

The novelist on a mesmerising mime show, the brilliance of Barbara Hepworth and the best falafel in Edinburgh

Liverpool Echo

Mystery donor helped make publisher's dream come true

An independent publisher has crowdfunded the money needed to open its first shop

Daily Record

Renfrewshire author's new book showcases poems from soldiers of WW1

Tracy Patrick's collection - called Braw Lads are Marching Awa - tells stories of the Great War in verse

The Canberra Times

Distinguished authors shortlisted for top ACT book award

Six local authors have been shortlisted for the ACT Book of the Year award.

The Independent UK

Novelist Gayl Jones is among National Book Award finalists

Novelist Gayl Jones is a fiction nominee for the National Book Award, the rare established name on a list of 10 that features eight debut works of fiction

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