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‘Lolita’, ‘Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close’ join restricted book list in Catawba Co. Schools
WSOC via Yahoo News· 6 months agoStudents in Catawba County high schools will now need parental permission to check out two...
‘Scarface,’ Lolita and La Carreta: Cuban-American writer’s book is the Miami ‘Moby-Dick’
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 3 months agoTo say Jennine Capó Crucet’s new novel is a Miami book is an understatement. It’s like suggesting...
Leave Lolita alone – this horrid novel is the final straw
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSwanna is in a pickle. Her wealthy York City parents are divorcing, and her father has absconded...
How Online Book Clubs Transformed Reading Groups — And What's Lost When You Don't Meet IRL
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOver the last couple of weeks, I took in Ann Petry’s “The Street.” I got it from my local public...
These 43 books have been banned from school libraries in Wisconsin in 2023
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBelow are Wisconsin school districts that have removed and limited access to books, as reported by...
‘It’s an ongoing challenge’: Will the culture wars come for Britain’s books?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIN FOCUS: Books that discuss race, racism and sexuality are being banned or censored across America,...
10 of the most controversial books of all time
List Wire via Yahoo Sports· 5 months agoThese books gained more notoriety for people urging you not to read them (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca) Throughout history, the world has opened the pages...
‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ Movie Hits Cannes Market, Stars ‘Holy Spider’s’ Zar Amir-Ebrahimi,...
Variety via AOL· 1 year agoA long-anticipated adaptation of the 2003 bestselling novel “Reading Lolita in Tehran” by Azar...
40 best books to read before you die, from Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar to Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBooks, books, books. They will increase your lifespan, lower your stress and boost your...
Here's how to start an online book club that's as fun as meeting in real life
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNot all habits picked up over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic were bad ones. Granted, some of us...