Books and Literature
Books most targeted in 2023 contained LGBTQ themes: ALA
U.S.
Amanda Smith
Pink gives out 2,000 banned books at Florida concerts Pink partnered with PEN America and a Florida bookseller to give away 2,000 ...
Judge blocks most of an Iowa law banning some school library books and discussion of LGBTQ+ issues
U.S.
Amanda Smith
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked key parts of an Iowa law that bans some books ...
Author receives German prize in scaled-down format after comparing Gaza to Nazi-era ghettos
World
David Turner
The Russian-American writer Masha Gessen has received a German literary prize in a ceremony that was delayed and scaled down in reaction ...
MO expands Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to all children under 5
Trending
Sarah Wilson
Springfield school official said the Imagination Library program is a “good resource to get books in the hands of kids.” As of ...
John Stamos talks divorce, fatherhood in ‘If You Would Have Told Me’
Entertainment
Laura Davis
John Stamos surprised by ‘Full House’ and its legacy 30 years later John Stamos chats with USA TODAY’s Erin Jensen about his ...
