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EXCLUSIVE: Rising screenwriter Jenna Mattison has been tapped to script an adaptation of Decorum at the Deathbed, the 2021 ...

What’s most fascinating to me as a reader is that Szalay has deliberately removed one of the most potent tools a novelist has ...

Common Sense is dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive.

The American Library Association (ALA) has released its annual report into banned books, and LGBTQ+-themed titles topped the list again. Both have featured on the list since 2021, with Gender Queer ...

The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, has purged hundreds of books from its library — including "How to be Anti-Racist" by Ibram X. Kendi — as part of a push to eliminate diversity ...

Veronika Dapunt has always loved writing and dreamed of becoming a published author one day. Looking to develop her skills, she joined two of our creative writing short courses at Central Saint ...

Most on the American Library Association's list include explicit descriptions of sexual enounters, along with LGBTQ+ themes and characters, sexual abuse, and references to drug addiction, racism and ...

As part of its annual report, the ALA unveiled its list of the 10 most “challenged books” of 2024, starting with George M. Johnson’s “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” and also featuring ...

According to the report, there were 821 attempts to censor library books across all library types in 2024. This is down from the previous year, though still the third-highest number of book challenges ...