Pride Reading Guide News Today

A Wexford parish priest has said he regrets the insertion of a note about ‘pornographic books’ being made available to primary school children, which featured on the front page of his parish newsletter over the weekend.

A GROUP campaigning against LGBTQ+ books were given short shrift in Limerick last week as local activists came out in numbers.

Aoife Gallagher charts the rise of anger and misinformation around a lighthearted LGBTQ+ family storytime event in Tralee recently.

As Pride Month 2023 draws to a close, our columnist reflects on this year’s celebrations and what they mean to the community and wider society.

In honour of Pride Month, Children’s Books Ireland has launched their annual Pride Reading Guide. This resource includes over 200 books narrating LGBTQ+ stories for readers aged 0–18. These new and well-loved stories celebrate queer love, joy and identity, with the list including titles written in both English and Irish. Each book was selected for…

Books newsletter: A roundup of the latest literary news and a preview of this Saturday’s books pages

Authors who have been targeted in a campaign to remove LGBTQ+ books for young people from public libraries have hit back at critics, saying the proposed ban amounts to censorship

Campaigners say publication is inappropriate for 12-15 year olds

In a civilised society, we do not burn books. Even when we loathe them

Pet O’Connell previews events for young readers at the West Cork Literary Festival and also looks at what made the ‘Pride Reading Guide’ launched by ...