Can You Crack the Dickens Code?
At The Guardian, Simon Osbourne examines the Dickens Code, a project in which a group of decoders teamed up to decipher the shorthand hieroglyphics Charles Dickens...
The William Trevor Reader: “The Ballroom of Romance”
In the second-to-last installment of this column, I wrote about “The Original Sins of Edward Tripp” and concluded by saying most great short story writers are...
Books Under Fire in Walla Walla, Washington: How To Support the School Board’s Decision
A pair of white women calling themselves “For Our Kids Walla Walla” is staging its second pre-school board meeting public prayer session tomorrow, Wednesday, February 9,...
Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library Needs Your Support
In November, we wrote about Craighead County Library’s Battle Against Censorship, and that battle is still raging months later. The Arkansas library continues to face harassment...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 8, 2022
Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Today’s Featured Deals $2.99 Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert Get This Deal $1.99 You Had...
Gender Queer Under Review in Coppell, Texas; Director’s Response Is a Model to Follow
The Cozby Library and Community Commons in Coppell, Texas, has a reconsideration on the docket for their library board meeting Thursday, February 10. Gender Queer had...
“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and “Wuthering Heights” Have Horny Wind in Common
The gloomy moors of Wuthering Heights are famously vulnerable to the wind—so, too, are the unfortunate families who call them “home.” It’s basically Emily Brontë’s whole...
What You Lose as a Daughter of the Iranian Revolution
In They Said They Wanted Revolution: A Memoir of My Parents, Iranian American author and Vice journalist Neda Toloui-Semnani reconstructed the story of her parents as...
New Releases Tuesday: The Best Books Out This Week
It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time for a new batch of book releases! Here are a few of the books out today you should add to...
How To Use FOIA To Uncover Book Challenges
One of your fundamental rights as a U.S. citizen is access to public information. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires government agencies to release information...
