American Booksellers for Free Expression has launched a campaign for Banned Books Week 2024 centered on the theme Liberate Banned Books (#SetBooksFree). "Resisting book bans is about liberation," ABFE noted. "It's about liberation for schools and libraries from the rash of book challenges that has exploded since 2021.
Half of adults in the UK do not regularly read for pleasure, according to new survey data. The study, commissioned by the charity the Reading Agency, saw 15% of adults reporting that they have never been regular readers, and 35% saying that they are lapsed readers, meaning that they used to read regularly for pleasure, […]
Penguin Random House has unveiled its new global corporate logo, which combines the PRH wordmark with the Penguin icon. The iconic penguin will be incorporated into PRH's corporate business service logos, such as for its library marketing, specialty retail, education, and speakers bureau services, as well as its social media accounts. The icon is now […]
The prestigious Hugo awards for science fiction and fantasy writing has revealed that almost 400 votes – about 10% of all votes cast in this year's awards – were fraudulently paid for to help one finalist win. The Hugo administration subcommittee, which tallies the votes for the annual awards, issued a statement on Monday saying that they had determined […]
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