Bonnie Benson didn’t dream of entering the book business, she “fell into it.” After studying composition in music school, she headed for Berkeley, Calif., where she started selling objects at the Berkeley Flea Market in between jobs. Over time, her focus grew more and more on used books; after a couple of years, that was…

Each year, the National Book Awards are given to one book in 5 different categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation, and young people’s literature. This year’s winners will be announced on Nov. 15 at the 74th National Book Awards Ceremony in New York City, which will be hosted by actor and literary advocate LeVar Burton. The…

Sunday, November 5, 2023 Virginia Pye’s “The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann” on display Oct. 29 at Porter Square Books in Cambridge with a note about Pye’s Monday event. (Photo: Virginia Pye via Instagram) Historical Cambridge is known for its literary figures: Lowell, Longfellow, Cummings, Margaret Fuller, W.E.B. Du Bois – writers who are, apart…

Eden Prairie owes its lyrical name to Elizabeth Fries Ellet, a 19th-century author whose work in literature and women’s history was considered progressive for her time. Elizabeth Fries Ellet. Source: The New York Public Library Digital Collections Local writer Vicki Pellar Price is set to highlight Ellet’s unrecognized contributions to the women’s rights movement in…

By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — As a Black, queer woman, Leah Johnson always dreamed of being a storyteller. “When you can see yourself in fiction, where you can see your experiences reflected back to you, it is an assertion that there is nothing wrong with you. You are not alone,” she said. Johnson’s debut…

Photo courtesy: Tallahassee Arts Guide In the Railroad Square Art District lies a unique gem called Fat Cat Books. It blends a love for feline companions with a passion for reading. The feline adoption center has a dual mission: promoting cat adoptions and offering a literary paradise for book enthusiasts. Fat Cat Books, much like…

As an editor and publisher of children’s literature for three decades, Lauri Hornik knows the power of books. And as a mom, she saw the need first-hand for more stories that speak to kids struggling with mental illness. When her own daughter, Ruby, was wrestling with anxiety and depression in middle school in their hometown…

Collier County Public Schools in Florida is enraging parents for banning more than 300 books from its school libraries. The long list of titles includes a range of literary classics, books adapted into films and TV shows, young adult books, and in some cases, numerous titles by a single author. According to local reporting, the…

Climb to the fourth floor of UW’s Teacher Education Building on North Mills Street, and you’ll find a library devoted to literature for young people. No, it’s not for kids. And no, you can’t check out the books. But this tiny powerhouse of a library has helped revolutionize the world of children’s literature.  It’s called…

By the time you finish reading “Driving Dad Home,” you will have experienced a wide range of emotions, from laughter to sympathy for author John Halter, who had the unenviable task of driving Russ, his 96-year-old father, from his trailer park in Phoenix to a memory-care facility in La Crosse, Wis. Russ Halter is a…