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Despite threats, “That Librarian” Amanda Jones continues the fight against book bans
A campaign against small-town school librarian Amanda Jones is in full force because she spoke out against censorship.
Judge denies Dennis Dechaine's latest appeal for a new trial
A Superior Court judge has struck down a man's appeal in a three-decades-old murder case, saying new DNA evidence wasn't substantial enough to warrant a new trial. Dennis Dechaine is serving life in ...
The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white
Belle da Costa Greene, who was JP Morgan’s librarian, became a lively fixture at Gilded Age mansions, country retreats, ...
The Writer Who Was Afraid of Books
Sarah Chihaya’s unconventional memoir charts her troubled relationship with the literature that formed her.
Lipton Hard Iced Tea Builds 9-Ft Groundhog Can Statue: ‘Because Why Not’
Lipton Hard Iced Tea is making sure this Groundhog Day is one for the books—with a massive 9-foot-tall groundhog statue made ...
She Wrote a Racy Book. Now She’s Worried Her Son Will Find It.
Anna David edited her novel to hide the original from her child. She’s part of an era of tell-all writers now worried about ...