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Comedy writer Bess Kalb's “Buffalo Fluffalo” teaches kids the power of empathy
We could all use a little more empathy and that is exactly what Emmy-nominated comedy writer Bess Kalb is teaching kids in her new picture book “Buffalo Fluffalo.” California Live’s Danielle Nottingham sits down with the award-winning writer who wrote for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” for almost a decade. They talk about the book, motherhood & more.
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Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dies at 77
Author Paul Auster has died at age 77. Auster was a prolific, prize-winning man of letters and filmmaker known for such inventive narratives and meta-narratives as “The New York Trilogy” and “4 3 2 1.” Auster’s death was confirmed Wednesday by his literary representatives. Auster completed more than 30 books, translated into dozens of languages. He never achieved major commercial...
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Book ban attempts reached historic high last year, library association says
The association says that 4,240 individual book titles were targeted for removal from schools and public libraries — a sharp increase from the previous high of 2,571 in 2022.
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Local libraries struggle with soaring costs of e-books — and they only lease them
Libraries across the U.S. are struggling to cover the cost of e-books, which have grown in popularity.
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Join the Banned Book Club with the new March pick: “Hood Feminism”
California Live’s Jessica Vilchis joins our sister shows Chicago Today & The Hub Today in Boston to reveal March’s book club read, “Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot” by Mikki Kendall which delves into the intersections of race and feminism.
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Congratulations, today is your day: A free book giveaway to honor Dr. Seuss' birthday
Babies born this coming Saturday could get a birthday present featuring a guy who knows how to have fun — The Cat in the Hat.
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A scholar discovers stories and poems possibly written by Louisa May Alcott under a pseudonym
The author of “Little Women” may have been even more productive than previously thought. A Northeastern University postdoctoral teaching associate believes he found work that Louisa May Alcott wrote under several pseudonyms for local newspapers in Massachusetts. Some of the 20 or so stories and poems found were also written under Alcott’s own name. One story written under the pseudonym...
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Illustrated edition of first ‘Hunger Games' novel to come out Oct. 1
A new edition of “The Hunger Games,” the first novel in Suzanne Collins’ dystopian series set in the North American land of Panem, will include words and pictures.
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Warwick's bookstore employee in La Jolla gets $500 bonus from James Patterson
One lucky bookstore employee in La Jolla received a special surprise from best-selling author James Patterson.
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Warwick's bookstore employee in La Jolla gets $500 bonus from James Patterson
Amanda Qassar was among the 600 booksellers nationwide awarded $500 as part of author James Patterson’s annual Holiday Bookstore Bonus Program.
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James Patterson awards $500 bonuses to 600 employees at independent bookstores
Hundreds of employees at independent bookstores around the country will receive $500 holiday bonuses from author James Patterson.
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‘The Art of War,' Amy Schumer's memoir and many other books are banned in US prisons. Here's why
A new study from PEN America finds that tens of thousands of books are banned or restricted by U.S. prisons. Marquis said that the most common official reasons for bans are security and sexual content, terms that can apply to a very wide range of titles. Michigan’s list includes Elmore Leonard’s thriller “Cuba Libre,” set during the Spanish-American War. It...
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Alabama library mistakenly adds children's book to ‘explicit' list because author's last name is Gay
“Read Me a Story, Stella,” a children’s picture book by Canadian author Marie-Louise Gay, was added to a list of books flagged for potential removal because of “sexually explicit” content.
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Jon Fosse, a Norwegian master of spare Nordic writing, wins the Nobel Prize in literature
The Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to Norwegian author Jon Fosse. The permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy announced the prize Thursday in Stockholm. The academy says the prize is for Fosse’s “innovative plays and prose, which give voice to the unsayable.” Fosse is a master of spare Nordic writing in a sprawling body of work ranging from...
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Over 250,000 children's books recalled for potential choke hazard. Here's what to know and how to get a refund
Make Believe Ideas stated that plastic binding rings can detach from the recalled books, creating a choking hazard to young kids.
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Kerry Washington says she contemplated suicide during eating disorder battle
Kerry Washington spoke out about dealing with eating disorders and her current relationship with food, ahead of the release of her memoir.
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John Grisham, George R.R. Martin and more authors sue OpenAI for copyright infringement
John Grisham, Jodi Picoult and George R.R. Martin are among 17 authors suing OpenAI for “systematic theft on a mass scale.”
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Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports
The nationwide surge in book bannings continues. The American Library Association is reporting that challenges to books in schools and public libraries will likely reach record highs in 2023
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Report finds few parents are utilizing new Georgia law making it easier to ban books from school libraries
Georgia Republican lawmakers passed a law to make it easier to challenge school library books as inappropriate, but few people are using it.
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Simon & Schuster purchased by private equity firm KKR for $1.62 billion
Simon & Schuster has been sold to the private equity firm KKR, months after a federal judge blocked its purchase by rival publisher Penguin Random House.