Parents read social media outcry instead of book and try to get it pulled from high school library

The effort to ban (and/or burn) books is bad enough when we see elected officials sowing hysteria over it, but it’s really frustrating when actual parents are calling for valuable books to be removed …

It's not just 'Maus.' Here are some more targets of the rising tide of book-banning

Maus landed back on bestseller lists in the wake of its banning from the eighth-grade curriculum by a Tennessee school board. But it’s just one very prominent book among the hundreds or thousands that …

Missouri parent who tried to ban books for being too sexually explicit faces molestation charges

A Missouri father who supported the banning of books—and even assisted in a book-banning presentation in front of a school board this past October—has been accused of a “felony charge of second-degree …

Mayor in Mississippi gives library ultimatum over LGBTQ books—and people could lose their jobs

In yet another instance of people with power wanting to stomp out diverse books, Gene McGee, who serves as the mayor of Ridgeland, Mississippi, has refused to send more than $100,000 to the Madison …

The real reason Republicans are so focused on banning books all of a sudden

As Daily Kos continues to cover, Republicans are more than happy to distract the general public from failures to lead amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Hospitals filling up? Spew anti-trans …

A quick, noncomprehensive guide to getting a literary agent

From the start, I know that writing an explainer on how to get a literary agent is a fairly niche subject—especially on a website that is, obviously, not about creative writing—but I know the process …

Inside the secretive world of union busting: The story of an unlikely alliance

Thirty years ago, a labor organizer helped convince an anti-union consultant to document his methods.

By Marcus Baram, for Capital & Main

They were certainly an odd couple, the unlikeliest of …

Yu & Me Books: NYC's first Asian American bookstore highlights works by immigrant authors

Do you like reading and cute little book stores? Well, buckle up because I’ve got some exciting news for you: New York’s first Asian American bookstore opened earlier this month and, not only does it …

Two books that teach kids how to start changing the world

Animals are a very popular subject with young children—which offers a great opportunity to raise environmentalists, by emphasizing how the survival of animal species is very much in the hands of human …

School board member files criminal report with sheriff's office over book by queer, Black writer

Eager as ever to jump backward in time, conservatives have used their time amid a global pandemic to push anti-queer legislation and try to ban books. As Daily Kos has covered, we’ve seen librarians …

Virginia school board members call for book-burning amid planned purge of 'sexually explicit' books

In Texas, a state legislator wants to “investigate” hundreds of books in school libraries. In Kansas, a school district is pulling dozens of books off the shelves of libraries and forming a committee …

Kansas school district pulls 29 books off library shelves, including major award winners

A Kansas school district is pulling 29 books out of its school libraries based on a single parent complaint, and guess what—the books are overwhelmingly by authors of color and women authors and LGBTQ …

This secretly recorded audio sums up what's so wrong with GOP-led critical race theory hysteria

In what feels like the inevitable (and deeply disturbing) result of pushing “other side” and “middle ground” rhetoric, a school administrator in Texas has been caught advising teachers to include a …

Anti-LGBTQ zealots are pushing for librarians to face criminal charges over queer books

Republicans have long, long sought to demonize LGBTQ+ people and materials, especially as a means of distraction from the party’s ongoing failures. As Daily Kos has covered, we’ve seen state lawmakers …

The most banned book in the United States is written for kids. Can you guess what it is?

Talking about banned books is nothing particularly new here in the United States. Depending on when you came of age and where you lived, you may have experienced a load of real-life discourse around …

New children’s book explores the struggles of children with undocumented parents

This story was originally published at Prism.

by Roberto Camacho

A growing number of innovative authors and writers are creating children’s books that accurately capture the experiences of Latinx …

Reflective literature in school can encourage reading and improve literacy. Here’s how

This story was originally published at Prism. 

By Sravya Tadepalli

When Shilpa Thirukkovalur was in high school, only three books throughout her four years of English classes were written by authors …

Author Q&A with Krys Malcolm Belc: Nonbinary parenthood, COVID-19, and trans kids in sports

Over a year into the novel coronavirus pandemic, writer, dad, and educator Krys Malcolm Belc is releasing his stunning memoir, The Natural Mother of the Child. Belc, a nonbinary parent, weaves legal …