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Books About Disability Are Popular Banning Targets: Book Censorship News, July 12, 2024bookriot.com It's Disability Pride Month and while there's much to celebrate, there's much to be worried about, including bans on disability-themed books.
Virginia Quarterly Reviewt.co Editorial PhilosophyVQR strives to publish the best writing we can find. While we have a long history of publishing accomplished and award-winning authors, we also seek and support emerging writers. A...
Bringing Characters to Life on the Pagewww.writersdigest.com How to effectively reveal characters through showing and telling.
Fitzcarraldo Editions Makes Challenging Literature Chicwww.newyorker.com In ten years, the London publishing house has amassed devoted readers—and four writers with Nobel Prizes.
Survey: What Happened During Pride Month? Book Censorship News for July 5, 2024bookriot.com How did Pride go in your library, bookstore, or school? Drop your stories in our survey. That, plus this week's book censorship news.
The 5 Core Ingredients of an Unputdownable Novelwww.writersdigest.com Bestselling author Geneva Lee shares the five core ingredients of an unputdownable novel that readers have to finish once they start reading.
Interview with an Editor: Eric Obenauf from Two Dollar Radio - Chicago Review of Bookschireviewofbooks.com As any self-respecting book lover knows, picking a favorite title is damn near impossible, but if forced to choose from Two Dollar Radio’s catalog, I’d have to pick Hanif Abdurraqib’s legendary They C...
On committing to getting your work into the worldthecreativeindependent.com Author Kristen Felicetti discusses determining a book’s audience, the tenacity required to write a debut novel, and the fulfillment that comes with supporting fellow artists.
Authors Unite to Fight Book Bans: New Grassroots Group Mobilizes Writers to Defend the Freedom to Read - The Authors Guildauthorsguild.org The Authors Guild is partnering with a new grassroots organization called Authors Against Book Bans (AABB) to mobilize authors and illustrators in the fight against the growing number of book bans and...
States That Have Banned Book Bans: Book Censorship News, June 14, 2024bookriot.com Seven states have put anti-book ban measures into law so far.
On day jobs and money and creative workthecreativeindependent.com Author Kiley Reid discusses the influence of money on art-making, writing about exactly what you want to write about, and why practice is key.
How Alabama Library Supporters Took Action and You Can, Too: Book Censorship News, June 7, 2024bookriot.com Learn from a team of library advocates in Alabama who took action against book bans in their community.
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Chilling Editorial Cartoons About Book Banning: Book Censorship News, May 31, 2024bookriot.com For a short week in the U.S., book banners have kept themselves plenty busy.
Here's Where Library Workers are Prohibited From Their Own Professional Organization: Book Censorship News, May 24, 2024bookriot.com Politicians are eager to deprofessionalize library work and are doing so through banning the American Library Association.
School Board Elections Are a Key Part of Fighting Book Bans - The Authors Guildauthorsguild.org The Authors Guild has been actively fighting against unconstitutional efforts to limit access to certain books. While we agree that parents should have a say in what their children read, many state an...