Burbank school district removes 5 novels over racism charges
Some argue the books under review — including "To Kill a Mockingbird" and two YA classics — instigated racist incidents; defenders believe they're antiracist.
Source: latimes.com
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'Every goodbye ain't gone': remembering the life and work of Valerie Boyd | Books
The beloved writer and editor, who edited 35 years of Alice Walker’s journals, died earlier this year and left behind a remarkable new book about Black resilience
Source: theguardian.com
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Books to give at the holidays: a list to browse
From art to acting to literature; explorations of people — and birds; and encouragement in times of trouble: It's in this gift guide.
Source: dailypress.com
Holiday books: Nonfiction
“Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman,” edited by Alan Taylor. (Henry Holt, $32.) Clearly, Alan Rickman wrote these journals only for himself; the entries are terse, revealing little. (As
Source: journalnow.com
Kiese Laymon on book bans, white supremacy and the US South
Best-selling author of Heavy: An American Memoir talks to Marc Lamont Hill about the factors that shape Black identity.
Source: aljazeera.com