The 11th annual Independent Bookstore Day is on Saturday, and local bookworms can celebrate with a Greater Lehigh Valley Bookstore Crawl, featuring several regional bookstores offering discounts, giveaways and more.
Several banned book clubs that have formed in Texas in response to a growing push from the right to control what titles young people have access to. And it points to an ironic effect: The more certain books are singled out, the more people want to read them.
When Joslyn Diffenbaugh learned about efforts in Texas to remove certain books from school libraries and classrooms, she was surprised by the titles that were being challenged.