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Book bans reflect outdated beliefs about how children read

Banned Books Week, an annual event that teachers and librarians across the U.S. mark with a combination of distress and defiance, is here again. The theme of this year’s event, which takes place Sept. 18-24, is “Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us.”

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Madeleine McCann’s parents speak out after defeat in legal fight with detective

Court ruled the couple’s right to a private life had not been breached by ex-Portuguese detective

The Independent UK

Alarm over skyrocketing book bans

27 police reports filed accusing librarians of providing inappropriate or "pornographic" material to children

Salon

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‘Childhood holidays everyone wishes they had’: the Famous Five return in a musical

Enid Blyton’s adventurers roam the stage in a new show that considers the climate crisis, gender identity and the impact of the pandemic on children

The Guardian - UK

Young adult books roundup – reviews

Frances Hardinge’s gripping tale of redemption, stories of the Syrian war and a Swiss finishing school for the undead

The Guardian - UK

Delhi HC restrains publication of ex-Hockey India coach Marijne's book

The Delhi High Court on September 19, 2022, restrained Sjoerd Marijne, former coach of Indian Women's hockey team, and HarperCollins Publishers India Private Limited from publishing any content on the medical condition of player Gurjit Kaur in his upcoming book.

The Times of India

Taking Back Trump’s America review: Peter Navarro’s venomous Maga saga

Seeking to raise money to fight contempt of Congress charges, the former trade adviser shows contempt for his rivals

The Guardian - US

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‘It’s a midlife crisis on steroids!’ Jackass’s Steve-O on ageing, addiction and planning a face tattoo

He has survived being shark bait, snorted wasabi and had dog poo fired into his face. Now 48, he has written a self-help book – and is preparing for even stranger and more outlandish stunts

The Guardian - UK

Featured jobs: Walker Books Australia, Oxford Art Factory Pedestrian Group

Walker Books Australia is an award-winning publishing house based in Sydney, Australia. For over twenty-five years, Walker Books has published outstanding children’s books for readers of all ages. They currently have an exciting opportunity for an organised, innovative and self-motivated Marketing Executive to join their book-loving Marketing and Publicity team.…

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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

Newsroom.co.nz

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.

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Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - US

‘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 Texas Tribune

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 Guardian - AU

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

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The terror of publishing Nicky Hager

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

The National (Scotland)

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

Wren by Lucy Hope

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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…

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