May 21, 2018

Kirsten Gillibrand is publishing a book about suffragists for kids; probably some adults should read it, too

Kirsten Gillibrand, New York’s Democratic junior senator and a potential contender for the 2020 presidential election, has announced that she’ll be writing a children’s book with the stories of ten leaders who fought for… Read more »

Children's Books

Footballer Marcus Rashford's mum accepts Book of the Year award on his behalf — Tom Clayton
East London charity celebrates 7000th book bike delivery — Tom Clayton
Free children's book celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee criticised as too 'Anglocentric' by Welsh and Scottish governments — Nikki Griffiths
Oxford University Press pull Biff & Chip book over "scary" country pages — Tom Clayton

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner to receive the Fire and Fury treatment

Ryan Harrington

High finance and million-dollar real estate: they go together like Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. They’re also the two beats of investigative journalist Vicky Ward, who plans to write a book… Read more »

Ursula Le Guin wrote a character with “red-brown” skin; fifty years later, he’s finally being depicted as a person of color

Peter Clark

Representation in fantasy literature is a problem. The heroes tend to be white, relegating people of color to roles as sidekicks, villains, and the soon-to-be-killed-to-allow-for-another-plot-point. The problem is exacerbated when adaptations… Read more »

Kristen Stewart is adapting Lidia Yuknavitch’s classic The Chronology of Water

Alex Primiani

For years, Hollywood has been mining literary gems to adapt as films. Last week, actress and aspiring filmmaker Kristen Stewart spoke of her plans to bring Lidia Yuknavitch’s groundbreaking memoir, The Chronology of Water, to… Read more »

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