When a librarian hands you a book you didn't ask for but desperately need, they're not psychic. They're reading the secret ...

There have been nearly 23,000 book bans in public schools nationwide since 2021. Librarians are fighting censorship and ...

HARI SREENIVASAN: Bianna, thanks. Amanda Jones, thanks so much for joining us. We are speaking with you, not just because you are a librarian in Louisiana, who’s written an amazing book called, “That ...

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"Amanda Jones started getting death threats, all for standing up for our right to read . . . but she's not stopped fighting against book bans, or stopped advocating for access to diverse ...

Perfect for anyone who loves royal history, this book explores the true dramatic lives of five queens of the medieval era before the rise of the Tudors. Holly Jeffcoat, Dean of Southern Methodist ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Amanda Jones, award-winning Louisiana school librarian and bestselling author of a new book on literary ...

For many, their first introduction to literature is at the school library. Whether it's a story about a fantasy land full of faeries or a dystopia where a patriarchal totalitarian government has taken ...

“The Librarians” begins with a quote: “It was a pleasure to see things burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed.” Filmmaker Kim A. Snyder’s illuminating ...