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Justin Torres, Author of ‘Blackouts,’ Wins National Book Award for Fiction

Ned Blackhawk received the nonfiction award, with “The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History.”

Book Bans Are Rising Sharply in Public Libraries

Two years into a surge in book banning efforts across the country, restrictions that were largely happening in school libraries, where they affected children, are...

TikTok Sells A Lot of Books. Now, Its Owner Wants to Publish Them, Too.

As ByteDance launches a publishing company, many in the book world wonder if it will create an uneven playing field by boosting its own authors...

Book Removals May Have Violated Students’ Rights, Education Department Says

The U.S. Department of Education reached a settlement with a Georgia school district after launching an investigation into whether book removals created a hostile environment...

A Fast-Growing Network of Conservative Groups Is Fueling a Surge in Book Bans

Some groups are new, some are longstanding. Some are local, others national. Over the past two years, they have become vastly more organized, well funded,...

Prince Harry’s Memoir Is Due in January. How Explosive Will It Be?

The memoir is expected to be a best seller, but after the queen’s death, some royal experts and industry executives say the project has become...

With Rising Book Bans, Librarians Have Come Under Attack

Caustic fights over which books belong on the shelves have put librarians at the center of a bitter and widening culture war.

What Happened to The Believer?

The magazine, bought by a marketing company, briefly hosted clickbait content. Scandal ensued. After a flurry of negotiation, it is now back with its first...

As Book Banning Efforts Surge, These 10 Received the Most Challenges

Most of the targeted books are about Black and L.G.B.T.Q. people, according to the American Library Association. The country’s polarized politics has fueled the rise.
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