Susan Spear GREENSBORO — Success, whether in war or in writing, requires courage, and it’s a trait in the very fiber of award-winning author and U.S. Navy veteran Peter T. “P.T.” Deutermann’s being. Decorated with 19 medals during his 26 years of service, Deutermann also has garnered accolades for his writing of suspense thrillers and…

Susan Spear GREENSBORO — Success, whether in war or in writing, requires courage, and it’s a trait in the very fiber of award-winning author and U.S. Navy veteran Peter T. “P.T.” Deutermann’s being. Decorated with 19 medals during his 26 years of service, Deutermann also has garnered accolades for his writing of suspense thrillers and…

Here on the Peninsula and in the Bay Area, we have some amazing local authors who are writing for all ages. So this holiday season, consider these gems – from interactive picture books to murder mysteries – from authors who might live just down the street. For the wee ones: “Alphabot” by Vicky Fang, MIT…

Five Nights at Freddy’s had a big showing on the Top 20 Kids graphic novels in the book channel, based on Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan data for November (10/29/23 – 11/25/23) provided to ICv2. The chart included six volumes plus a boxed set of Scott Cawthon’s Five Nights at Freddy’s graphic novels, based on the…

(New York Jewish Week) — First things first: Despite its name, there is no erotica and sometimes no Hanukkah in the Hanukkah Erotica Book Club. Instead, the “book club” is actually a biweekly podcast about Jewish romance novels. Hosted by close friends and stepsisters Malya Levin and Rachel Mintz — who goes by her “Hebrew”…

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — “You do not have the right to censor my child’s experience,” said a Union parent. Tempers were flaring at the most recent Union school board meeting over whether or not a book should be taken off the library’s shelves. “I’m here today to address the issue of book banning and to…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Over the period 1970–2016, small publishing houses became increasingly important for the publication of literature in translation in Sweden. More than ever, Nobel laureates are being published by relatively small independent publishers. A specialization in translations often stems from a publisher’s personal interest in a language or geographical area. These conclusions…

On Dec. 1, staff at the Great Falls Public Library was notified that a Neo-Nazi hate group had placed propaganda in an undisclosed number of library books. “The Great Falls Public Library stands against hate.” according to a library release. Library staff removed hate materials from 16 books. Staff examined several sections of the library,…

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