Dr. Ignacio Sarmiento “Central American Migrations in the Twenty-first century,” a book tackling how Central America has been portrayed as a region profoundly marked by the migration of its people, is co-edited by Department of World Languages and Cultures Assistant Professor Ignacio Sarmiento. Through an intersectional approach, the book, published by the University of Arizona…

Christine Flammia December 1, 2023 at 1:54 PM 25 Comfortable Reading Chairs We LoveCB2 “Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Once upon a time, a reading chair referred to something specific. Like, a chair in the house actually made for—and dedicated to—reading. I can’t fact check…

CNN  —  Penguin Random House, one of the country’s largest publishers, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging an Iowa state law that bans books in schools and limits what can be taught on sexual orientation and gender identity. Four bestselling authors – including John Green and Jodi Picoult – who have had their books challenged or removed…

MONROVIA, Calif. — Every year since 2018, the Evelyn Swierczynski Foundation, a nonprofit that supports patients and their caregivers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, hosts a holiday book drive for the hospital’s Literally Healing program. This year, the book drive’s organizers, who happen to be Evelyn’s parents, say their focus is on banned books because…

In his debate with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed that book bans in his state were a “false narrative.” PEN America counted 1,406 book bans in Florida in the last school year. But don’t take our word for it that Florida bans books – take DeSantis’. This year, DeSantis’ education department…

I never expected to get validation from a Timothée Chalamet soundbite, but when he said “it’s tough to be alive right now,” I felt it — especially throughout the past year. In conversations with friends and family, and in videos and posts on social media feeds, a general sense pervades: Joy has been hard to…

Post A Kalamazoo College English professor has a personal connection to her latest book about the Bengal famine of 1943, which killed about 3 million people in the wake of World War II. “My father, who grew up in Calcutta, was a young boy during the famine,” Professor of English Babli Sinha said. “He told…

I speak with Tiffany Obeng, author and lawyer, who shares her journey into law and children’s literature. Inspired to become a lawyer at a young age, she highlights the need for diverse portrayals of professions in children’s literature, starting with her book “Andrew Learns about Lawyers.” Tiffany challenges the notion that black boys don’t enjoy…

From Gothic tales to cops-and-robbers, from “whodunit?” stories to true-crime dramas, mystery stories have long fascinated us. The quest to solve a crime or mystery draws us in until it is solved. The University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center (AHC) is launching an exhibition — “Unmasking the Unknown: Delving into Literary Mysteries” — that celebrates…