‘So happy you’re here’: how a librarian became an advocate for mental health
Mychal Threets has become a TikTok star thanks to his tales from life in the stacks, along with affirmations and forthright commentary on mental health that have brought him nearly 800,000 followers and millions...
China Nobel prize winner tarred as one of ‘three new evils’ amid rise in...
Mo Yan is widely celebrated in China but now faces a lawsuit accusing him of smearing the Communist party amid an increasingly febrile atmosphere online.
ALA reports record spike in book titles challenged in 2023
The American Library Association announced today that the number of unique titles targeted for censorship surged 65% in 2023 compared to 2022, once again hitting record levels.
In a release, ALA officials said that 4,240...
Bookish Oscar winners
At last night's Academy Awards ceremony, several movies based on books or with book connections took home Oscars. Shelf Awareness rounds up the major category bookish winners including Oppenheimer, based on the biography American...
Three publishing veterans form new company to put the author at the center
Madeline McIntosh and Don Weisberg, who have served as CEO of Penguin Random House US and Macmillan, respectively, have joined forces with Nina von Moltke, most recently president and director of strategic development at...
Court orders Amazon e-book monopoly lawsuit to proceed
A federal judge has formally adopted a magistrate judge's recommendation that a consumer class action lawsuit accusing Amazon of anticompetitive conduct in the e-book market be allowed to proceed. But in adopting the magistrate's...
In Georgia, a bill to cut all ties with the American Library Association is...
Those who've been trying to remove certain books from childrens' sections at public libraries are now taking aim at what they see as a source of the problem: the American Library Association.
A growing number...
Merriam-Webster says you can end a sentence with a preposition. The internet goes off
An authority on the English language has set us free from the tethers of what many have long regarded as a grammatical no-no. Or has it?
The answer depends on how you side with a...
Snoqualmie Valley Seed Exchange Coming March 16
The 2024 Snoqualmie Valley Seed Exchange will be held at the Red Barn/Picnic Shelter at Tolt Macdonald Park in Carnation, WA on Saturday, March 16, 10am – 12 noon. This is an open-sided facility with...
The American Library Association Releases ‘Book Résumés’ for Banned Books
The American Library Association's Unite Against Book Bans initiative has unveiled a new free resource—a collection of "book résumés."
Created in collaboration with dozens of publishers, Unite Against Book Bans book résumés are easy-to-print documents...