Is the age of reading over? Some thoughts on a perennial brouhaha
While a solid argument can be made that the novel has lost its cultural centrality in the 21st century, that does not mean no one is reading anymore.
In their new examination of the SF and fantasy genres, Jo Walton and Ada Palmer provide an overly optimistic analysis of the field
The audience for this book is likely confined to hardcore SF and fantasy readers and practitioners.
“This is insanity”: Alberta provincial government extends its censorship program to public libraries with proposed new legislation
As a general rule of thumb, whenever a far-right conservative leans on "the needs of the family" to justify a piece of legislation, you can be pretty safely assured they are in the process of trampling on somebody's rights.
The Washington Post shutters its books section among massive layoffs
The move is particularly ironic given that Bezos made his billions off an internet retail site dedicated to selling books.
“Always carry a book”: Patty Krawec offers an alternative reading list in her literary survey Bad Indians Book Club
Krawec is reading as an activist first, not as a literary critic.
Books behind bars: Book Clubs for Inmates features forty authors in December fundraising push
"Every author who's ever gone into an institution always comes out and tells me it's one of the most interesting groups they've ever spoken to."
Alberta to rewrite ministerial order to preserve classics in schools and focus only on “pornographic images”
The premier's umbrage is disingenuous to say the least.
Alberta premier accuses school board of “vicious compliance” with book ban order
The hypocrisy here is difficult to even countenance.
Leaked list identifies more than 200 books to be pulled from school library shelves in Edmonton
Contemporary authors Ali Hazelwood, Coleen Hoover, and Sarah J. Maas all have multiple titles slated for removal.
Notes of an also-ran: How to spend an entire year reading and come away feeling as though you’ve read all the wrong things
What these lists are good for is marketing clout.