Gloria Brown has written a new book for children ages 9-13. "The Great Sleigh Ride" is a fictional account of fugitive slaves ...

In the 2023-2024 school year, state legislation was “particularly critical in accelerating book bans,” the report states, ...

Book bans in schools more than doubled during the 2023-2024 school year, according to preliminary reports from PEN America.

When PEN America emailed me, I was excited. The organization, whose mission is to protect the freedom to write, was looking for volunteers to code banned books. The goal was clear: Identify what ...

They not only studied nature, but they procured the best books, and I think I may say all ... it can be dropped as lightly as a feather. Since the above was written they have twice succeeded ...

Two reports released Monday provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual ...

After an impressive auction deal, the Belladonna series author is raising the stakes and giving herself the chance to write ...

The American Library Association (ALA) found a drop in challenges to books in the first eight months of this year compared to the same time frame last year. PEN America, on the other hand ...

In this illustrated lecture, based on her new book Feather Trails – A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds, Sophie Osborn will share her personal experiences reintroducing endangered Peregrine ...

Then, draw on bat eyes with a white paint pen. Finally, cut bat wings out of stiff black felt ... Cover the seam of the two together by adding a feather boa or a bow tie to complete the look. 49.

Like most, I was introduced to Kasey Chambers through her breakthrough second album Barricades and Brickwalls and the inescapable single of 2001, “Not Pretty Enough.” Fast forward nearly two decades, ...