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I'm a Florida teacher who's been forced to cover up the books in my classroom. Here's why I'm suing Ron DeSantis

Jan 28 2023: This year I'm teaching government and economics. I've taught just about every subject in social studies over the course of my 38-year career. I love teaching. And I love it every day.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis openly said in his swearing-in inauguration that this...

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This woman combats a White-dominated book industry by printing her own

Jan 28 2023: Native Washingtonian Kelsea Johnson realized many of the stories she was exposed to through books, TV shows and movies did not resonate with her lived experiences. When a story did center a person from a marginalized community, she said, it often included that person ...

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HarperCollins, striking workers agree to federal mediation

Jan 27 2023: HarperCollins Publishers and the union representing some 250 striking employees have agreed to enter into federal mediation, the first sign of a possible settlement since the work stoppage began in early November.

“We are excited to have this opportunity to continue ...

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Little Free Library launches Indigenous Library Program

Jan 25 2023: Little Free Library continues to fulfill its mission of providing access to books to underserved communities. Its latest initiative, the Indigenous Library Program, which launches this spring, will provide book-sharing boxes for installation on tribal lands, as well as ...

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YA author Meg Medina is the country's first Latina ambassador for young people's literature

Jan 18 2023: The Library of Congress named Meg Medina the national ambassador for young people’s literature for 2023-24. Medina is the first Hispanic named to the position, which will take her around the country to libraries and classrooms to encourage reading.

Medina, 59, has ...

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Digital Book World 2023: The future of AI writing and audio

Jan 18 2023: Digital Book World, a conference focusing on publishing innovation, offered insight into how technologists, and some publishers, are planning to implement AI into their workflow. Asked about AI and the use of ChatGPT, which automates writing, Mary McAveeney, CEO of ...

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Who wins in the HarperCollins Union labor dispute?

Jan 18 2023: As the HarperCollins labor dispute rolls into a new year, the company's unionized employee strike is now the longest in the union's more than 80-year history at the top publisher. Since the initial employee walkout on November 10, the dispute has caught the attention of...

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Debut author talks about conflicted feelings being published by HarperCollins while employees are on strike

Jan 17 2023: Today, my first novel is being published. It’s the culmination of seven years of work and, uh, a large number of years of dreaming of writing a novel. Publication day for a debut novel can be a little overwhelming, I’m told—you’ve got all those TV news producers begging...

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