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Keimig: Banned Books Week
9+ hour, 27+ min ago (101+ words) “Last Night at the Telegraph Club,” by Malinda Lo. “Sold,” by Patricia McCormick. Banned Books Week ran from Oct. 4-10 this year with the theme “Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read.” The American Library Association launched this annual campaign…...
Banned books on display in Dauphin County libraries
21+ hour, 9+ min ago (257+ words) DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Banned books week is celebrated across the country each year during the first week of October. A study conducted by PEN America found that nearly 12,000 books were banned across the country during the 2025-2026 school year, which…...
Midtown Reader opens conversation on banned books in Florida
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1105+ words) Florida has been at the center of the nationwide banned-books debate after leading the country in book bans for three years. While it was recently surpassed by Texas, the number of book bans in Florida is still growing, and local…...
Hoosiers didn't want these 78 books on Indiana library shelves in 2026
21+ hour, 57+ min ago (384+ words) The banning of books has long been criticized, yet people still think seem to think that it's a good idea. You'll notice that some of the bans on this list are from within the last five or 10 years even. Yet,…...
It's Banned Books Week. Here's what Indiana author John Green had to say about it
22+ hour, 57+ min ago (241+ words) Books have always been a key part of the American cultural and social landscape, and thus have often become flashpoints in various culture wars. In fact, throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, certain books - even some we love - have been declared off-limits…...
NATIONAL BLACK BOOK FESTIVAL CELEBRATES BLACK LITERATURE
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (536+ words) The National Black Book Festival in Houston represents more than a gathering of authors and readers. It is a celebration of African American literature, history NATIONAL BLACK BOOK FESTIVAL CELEBRATES BLACK LITERATURE The National Black Book Festival in Houston represents…...
Now more than ever, Galveston makes an ideal setting for spooky fiction
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1026+ words) Not surprisingly for a city with its colorful-many might say outright haunted-past, Galveston has become a low-key hotbed of historical fiction. Over and over, the island's faded Victorian grandeur and soft spot for shady characters make it an ideal setting…...
During Banned Books Week, librarians weigh threat of ‘soft censorship’
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (1746+ words) by Lucy Gellman, CT Mirror October 9, 2026 Then a person from the neighborhood, who had heard about it via text from someone attending the story time, called the library. They were angry, and said the book pushed harmful gender ideology. On…...
Silas Presley's first full-length album 'Deck of Cards' on Made in Manitoba
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (150+ words) It's a Thanksgiving weekend edition of Made in Manitoba, and returning to our gathering table is Altona's Silas Presley. This is his second time on the program, and tonight we're celebrating the release of his first full length album Deck…...
El Paso’s Scariest Childhood Stories Include La Lechuza
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (506+ words) Happy Hispanic Heritage Month to all my fellow Hispanics! There are plenty of ways to celebrate our culture, but because I'm a fan of all things spooky, I like to celebrate a little differently. After all, Hispanic Heritage Month falls…...