ALA’s most challenged books list
Yesterday, the American Library Association (ALA) released its annual list of the most frequently challenged and banned books in libraries across the country. Part of the organization’s State of America’s… Read more »
Stephen Colbert gives Amazon the middle finger while giving one debut author the “Colbert bump”
The PR backlash against Amazon continues apace, with Stephen Colbert joining the chorus of dissatisfied authors. Adding his name to a list of unhappy authors that includes John Green, James… Read more »
ALA releases their list of the most challenged books of 2013
The American Library Association just released their annual “State of America’s Libraries” report, and with it, their annual list of the country’s most challenged books. According to the ALA, the… Read more »
Authors are booksellers on Small Business Saturday
In a truly wonderful show of support for independent bookstores, over a thousand authors volunteered to work as booksellers at indie bookstores on Small Business Saturday this year. That’s right: authors,… Read more »
Sherman Alexie and Laurie Halse Anderson address censorship
Yesterday the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression released videos of bestselling authors Sherman Alexie and Laurie Halse Anderson discussing the censorship of young adult literature. For a time, Alexie’s… Read more »