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A reading list for National Adoption Awareness Month. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/aut... @alicestephens.bsky.social #adoption #nationaladoptionawarenessmonth #booksky
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
Happy Saturday, all! If you're looking for a brief respite from all the news of the world, I invite you into the wonderful world of children's literature via this month's blog post. We could all use a bit of a breather, and there is no shame in a little escape into a good kid's book, in my opinion.
Five Favorite Children's Books
As someone who has spent her entire life steeped in children’s literature, in one way or another, and as a strong advocate for encouraging r...
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You know what's scary?
This #Halloween, schools across America are being haunted by bans of books featuring monsters, werewolves, witches and ghosts.
Learn more about the ghoulish way books are being banned in school districts across the country at: pen.org/halloween-banned-book-list/
This #Halloween, schools across America are being haunted by bans of books featuring monsters, werewolves, witches and ghosts.
Learn more about the ghoulish way books are being banned in school districts across the country at: pen.org/halloween-banned-book-list/
No Boo! Bans of Books Featuring Monsters, Werewolves, Witches And Ghosts Haunt Schools Nationwide
What’s more frightening than a hungry zombie? The ghoulish way books are being banned in school districts across the country.
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“There’s a reason that Black histories are being banned. When people learn about this history, they get ideas about how they might want to change things.” @brianjoneseducator.bsky.social talks to @skippedhistory.bsky.social
How Bacon's Rebellion Invented Race in the U.S.
And more lessons from Dr. Brian Jones on black history
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The people yearn for (democratic) socialism (this one will make you cry)
Reminder to anyone who needs it today: Reading books (at home, on the bus, in Starbucks); owning books; loving books; discussing books. None of these things are “performative” unless you’re selling tickets.
ALL Haymarket EBooks are 80% off through November 7th ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽
Haymarket Ebooks on sale for $2!
At Haymarket, our mission is to publish books that contribute to struggles for social and economic justice. We strive to make our books a vibrant and organic part of social movements, and we believe t...
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Dr. Mac Marquis was here at Bigfoot Books & Brews yesterday to talk to us about the #prisonbooksmovement. Here he is talking about the Asheville Prison Books project and how folks can support it and get involved! #AVL #WNC
Check out the wishlist & make a book donation: bookshop.org/wishlists/53...
Check out the wishlist & make a book donation: bookshop.org/wishlists/53...
Should a university conference on censorship be censored? In Utah, apparently so. “We are censoring discussions of censorship. The campaign to exert ideological control over higher education turns more Kafkaesque by the day.” Read more here: pen.org/organizers-o...
Organizers Cancel a University Conference on Censorship After Being Warned It Could Run Afoul of Utah Law Unless It Was Censored. Yes, You Read that Right
By Eileen AJ Connelly Organizers at Utah’s Weber State University canceled a two-day conference on censorship after the administration claimed that they risked running afoul of a state law unless the ...
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