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Stand Up to Censorship in Schools
Nyle Vialet of Wise Ink Creative decries the banning of diverse titles in a York, Pa., school district.
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Indie Presses Have to Partner Up
Angela Engel, the founder of Collective Book Studio, says parternship publishing can help indie presses be successful in this competitive climate.
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How the AP Stylebook Considers Language on Disability
Disabled journalist John Loeppky weighs in on the person-first vs. identity-first debate.
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Middle Grade at Point Blank
Author Emily Barth Isler explains why she had to write her middle grade novel about gun violence.
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We Need to Fix How We Teach Slavery in Textbooks
Genealogist Pearl Duncan says that textbooks must do a better job of explaining the history of slavery.
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What Makes a Book 'Appropriate' for School?
Nikki Grimes questions the "appropriate" standards set by a school district.
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Turning the Page with a Show Biz Novel
Actress Dinah Madoff looks at the challenges of writing a Hollywood novel.
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Libraries: A Love Story
Friends-of-the-library stalwart Denise Neary says the pandemic has made her appreciate libraries even more.
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Writers Who Make Hard Choices
Author Laura Davis recounts her decision to publish another book—and risk losing her family again.
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How Two Authors Brought a Book on Birthing Into the World
Authors Michelle Millar Fisher and Amber Winick go the extra mile to birth a book on "design for the arc of human reproduction."
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Reading Beyond Neurodivergent Stereotypes
Writer Jen Malia says the book business's treatment of neurodivergent authors needs to change.
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What Authors Have Found in Substack
Author George Barnett argues that the e-newsletter platform lets authors pay the bills by writing instead of waiting tables.
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What One White Author Learned from Attending an All-Black College
Author Fred Engh, a white man, recounts how attending an all-Black college in 1961 taught him more than he expected.
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The #OwnVoices Conundrum
Author Amanda Kabak wonders whether a hashtag can really promote diversity in publishing.
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Chelsea Apple Makes a Case for BookTok Authenticity
A publicist says authenticity is the secret to being a success on BookTok.
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Saluting HMH, a Storied Trade Publisher
Gary Gentel, the former head of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's trade division, remembers a proud and feisty house, now gone.
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A Healthy Dose of Badass for Detective Fiction
Author Tracy Clark says today’s fictional detectives can be women of color—and they can save themselves.
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The Book Biz Must #StandUpForAAPI
Author and reluctant activist Suzanne Park says that the time to stop anti-Asian hate is now.
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Talking About Censorship and Publishing
Christopher M. Finan, the executive director of the National Coalition Against Censorship, says conversation is needed to bridge divides.
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Recalling a Free Speech Landmark
Christopher M. Finan, the executive director of the National Coalition Against Censorship, argues that the “Freedom to Read Statement” is as relevant now as it was in 1953.
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