Handing out copies of books banned by right-wing censorship efforts, the PRH ‘Banned Wagon’ is in its third tour of duty.
PEN America’s Censorship Report: ‘A Disturbing Normalization’ of Book Bans
The leading message of this year’s PEN America ‘Banned in the USA’ report is about an insidious rise in ‘normalization’ of censorship.
Macmillan’s Jon Yaged on Book Banning: ‘It Stigmatizes Reading’
The CEO of Macmillan Publishers talks about his personal experience of reading and the stark dangers of banning books.
US Election Eve: PEN America’s Book Banning Report
Calling US book bannings ‘tragic for young people,’ PEN America, four days before the 2024 US election, cites a 200-percent rise in censorship.
IPA Publishers’ Congress: Clement on Censorship, ‘a Threat to Democracy’
PEN International president emerita Jennifer Clement, a speaker at the IPA Congress, says, ‘The freedom of the imagination is at risk.’
The Netherlands’ Elsevier’s Report on ‘Attitudes Toward AI’: Mixed Feelings
Elsevier’s study suggests that many researcher-writers see AI’s workaday assists as valuable while fearing wider effects of AI’s impact.
At Norway’s WEXFO: Democracy and the Freedom to Read
The third annual World Expression Forum (WEXFO) in Lillehammer featured a half-day ‘learning lab’ on the connection of reading and democracy.
Christina Morina Wins the €25,000 German Nonfiction Prize
‘A Thousand Departures’ by Christina Morina wins the 2024 German Nonfiction Prize for ‘taking a lot of risks without polarizing.’
Academic Writers on AI: An Oxford University Press Study
The 2,300+ international researchers responding to Oxford University’s Study revealed high interest but also extensive misgivings about AI.
The Power of Books: Isobel Abulhoul on Engaging Young Readers
Isobel Abulhoul, who founded the Emirates LitFest and Magrudy’s bookstore chain, focuses on turning children into readers.