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Books banned across US hit record high in 2023-2024 school year: report
As book banning seemingly becomes a trend across the United States, a new report from PEN America confirms a staggering leap in banning instances over the course of the current 2023-24 school year.
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Steamy Lit bookstore embraces sexuality and celebrating self-love
Romance novel enthusiasts, this is for you! We introduce you to the woman behind the steamy lit romance bookstore in Deerfield beach, Melissa Saavedra.
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Gov. DeSantis denies Florida book ban claims
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday supported a House proposal that he said is designed to limit “bad-faith objections” to school-library books and instructional materials, and called claims that Florida bans books a “false narrative.” NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports
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P!nk gives away Florida's banned books at Miami concerts
P!nk gave out 1,000 books on Florida’s banned list at her concert in Miami and is set out to give out more at another performance in Sunrise. NBC6’s Kim Wynne reports
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Henry Winkler grapples with ‘The Fonz' and dyslexia in his entertaining new memoir
Henry Winkler’s memoir begins on a Tuesday morning in October 1973, at his first audition for “Happy Days.” He was almost 28 — quite a bit old for a high schooler — and struggling with something he didn’t know had a name.
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‘Resist censorship': South Florida teen starts club to discuss books removed from school districts
Roughly 300 books were removed from school libraries in Florida last year and a South Florida teen started a club to read and discuss those books.
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Roughly 300 books were removed from school libraries in Florida last year. Here's the full list
Of Florida’s 67 counties, 21 of them removed books in the 2022-23 year. Here’s a look at the roughly 300 titles taken off shelves in the state.
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About 300 books banned in Florida during 2022-23 school year
NBC6’s Lorena Inclan has the latest after a list was released of about 300 books banned in Florida during the 2022-23 school year.
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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.
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‘It Ends With Us' author Colleen Hoover addresses backlash over Blake Lively's costumes in film
According to Colleen Hoover, there is no such thing bad costumes.
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Presto! Rare Maurice Sendak picture story, ‘Ten Little Rabbits,' will be published in 2024
A rare Maurice Sendak picture story, originally a pamphlet for a 1970 museum fundraiser, will be coming out in book form next year.
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NYC bookstore sets up LGBTQ book basket amid book bans in other states
The idea was inspired by a bookstore in Scotland, and it aims to provide free LGBTQ-themed books to patrons.
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Moms for Liberty rises as power player in GOP politics after attacks over gender, race
At least four Republican presidential candidates are to speak at a gathering of Moms for Liberty, a new power player in conservative politics.
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Amanda Gorman ‘Gutted' by Poem Restriction at Miami-Dade School
Amanda Gorman spoke out after access to the poem she recited at President Joe Biden’s inauguration was restricted at a school in Miami-Dade. NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports
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Miami Lakes School Bans Amanda Gorman Poem
A Miami Lakes school has banned the poem Amanda Gorman read at President Biden’s inauguration. NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports.
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Viral ‘Book Ban' TikTok Debunked But Book Removals at South Florida Schools Ongoing
At first glance, it looks compelling. A viral TikTok video made by a Broward County Public Schools employee who is not a teacher and is not a media specialist purports to show hundreds of books being banned by the state.
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The Truth Behind a TikTok That Supposedly Shows Book Banning
A TikTok that supposedly shows books being banned from a Broward school is not true, its administrators say. NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports
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Brittney Griner Writing Book About Experience in Russian Captivity
The WNBA All-Star says she will share details about the “unfathomable period” in her life, when she was arrested in Russia last year on drug-related charges.
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Author Ian Falconer of ‘Olivia' Books for Children Dies
Author and illustrator Ian Woodward Falconer, known for his “Olivia” book series for children, has died. Falconer’s lawyer and agent Conrad M. Rippy said Falconer died Tuesday of natural causes while with family in Norwalk, Connecticut. He was 63. Falconer’s “Olivia” books featured a clever piglet with a great imagination named Olivia, a character he developed for his young...
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From ‘Kite Runner' to ‘Bluest Eye': Parents Group Pressures Broward Schools to Remove Books
On Sunday, the conservative group Moms For Liberty sent Broward County Public Schools an email demanding the removal of several books from school media centers