Little, Brown to publish memoir of Charlie Hebdo editor finished two days before his murder
It’s been nearly a year since the attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, an attack that left 12 people dead after Islamic extremists opened fire during an editorial meeting at… Read more »
College student calls for graphic books ban on campus
A college student in California has lodged a rather baffling complaint against her school and a professor there, calling for a ban on certain graphic novels being taught in courses.… Read more »
Alison Bechdel wins MacArthur “genius grant”
Unless you’ve been living a peaceful but uninformed life under a rock for the past decade, you’ve probably heard the name Alison Bechdel. The cartoonist, who made significant literary waves… Read more »
South Carolina forces two public universities to “balance” gay-themed reading assignments with the study of “American ideals”
In a totally not ironic move, the South Carolina state legislature has voted to punish two public universities for assigning gay-themed literature, by forcing them to use the money they’ve… Read more »
Special performance of “Fun Home” after the book costs Charleston college its funding
Here’s a new way to fight a book ban: bringing award-winning musical theater to your college campus. Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir Fun Home—a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist that… Read more »