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Pedestrian.tv · Sep 20, 2022

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 · Sep 19, 2022

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 · Sep 19, 2022

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 · Sep 19, 2022

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 · Sep 19, 2022

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

Wren by Lucy Hope

The National (Scotland) · Sep 18, 2022

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 · Sep 18, 2022

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 · Sep 18, 2022

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 Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2022

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 Independent UK · Sep 18, 2022