art The Society of Illustrators' Original Art Exhibition launches with Lifetime Achievement Awards to William Joyce and Dahlov Ipcar Ruben Bolling

censorship Tennessee librarian fired after refusing to move books that "promote gender confusion" Rob Beschizza

books Slop Hurl: horror novel Shy Girl withdrawn after it turns out AI wrote it Rob Beschizza

books New Jersey school bans Junot Díaz novel over mental health concerns Ellsworth Toohey

literature 10,000 historical children's books free to explore in digital archive Ellsworth Toohey

Disney Discover the Magic: Walt Disney's signature in Eugene Bookstore find Jason Weisberger

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Conservative PAC, tied to anti-vaccine misinformation, spent $7 million on a RFK Jr. Super Bowl ad Jennifer Sandlin

Japan List of Anime set in all 47 prefectures in Japan Rob Beschizza

censorship Alabama library flags a children's book because of author's "sexually explicit" last name Carla Sinclair

books Alabama library flagged children's book as "sexually explicit" because of the author's last name David Pescovitz

politics Republicans turn book bans into book burning Jason Weisberger

gun violence Mother of Parkland shooting victim writes a new children's book about her child's murder Thom Dunn

books Ursula LeGuin estate posthumously changes 7 words across 3 different LeGuin books Thom Dunn

books Everyone bopmuggered by vomitous gobblefunk in censored Roald Dahl books Rob Beschizza

gay Queer icons 'Frog and Toad' headed to Apple TV+ this spring Rusty Blazenhoff

television Studies show watching Pokemon and Spongebob may make your kids smarter Devin Nealy

a lovely book to trumpet Arnold the Elephant is stranded on a small, rocky, deserted island in Leo Timmers's new book. Elías Villoro

memes Why is 1970s character "Little Miss" having a moment? Jennifer Sandlin

read the banned ones Long Island Library board bans all LBGTQ+ books from the children's section Jason Weisberger

books Hungry Caterpiller author Eric Carle dead at 91 Rob Beschizza