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This isn’t a story about one official’s off-the-wall comments, though. Instead, it’s about a state struggling to deal with a vague, ominous law that restricts which kinds of books are allowed in classrooms. It’s part of the latest push to ban “Critical Race Theory” in schools, which is now being applied to anything that touches on race or racism — or sometimes, just to any books with people of color as the main characters....

As a queer woman, books by and about queer women are the most special to my heart. As a bisexual woman, I’m particularly interested in books by and about bi+ women. I’m also committed to reading and promoting books by and about underrepresented groups in the queer community: trans women and men and nonbinary, asexual and/or aromantic, intersex, and Two-Spirit people. Some days I still can’t believe it when I get publicity emails from publicists offering me FREE review copies of LGBTQ+ books....

You know what, let’s back up for a second. This is DC stuff we’re sifting through, which means I should take the time to clarify anything time- or dimension-related. In the spirit of the upcoming anniversary, hold on to your Lanterns. The first DC Earth-One popped up in Justice League of America #21 (August 1963) following the publication of The Flash #123, which spun a marvelous tale of made-up physics to explain how Jay Garrick and other Golden Age heroes could pop in to say, “Hiya” to a SilverAge Barry Allen....

We’re giving away 5 blind dates with a book to 5 lucky Riot readers (one book per winner)! This sweepstakes is open to residents of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and all other U.S. territories). Entries will be accepted until 11:45pm, October 31, 2019. Winner will be randomly selected. Complete rules and eligibility requirements available here. Oops! We could not locate your form.

I have always used books as a means to escape life or just to experience a different life. I’m the person who always has a book in her bag. Unsurprisingly, I was also the kid whose mom MADE her go outside to play. I would go, but I always smuggled a book under my shirt. Still, we’re talking about a very specific kind of book today. This list is dedicated to the books that make you burn dinner....

Rose Lavelle, now known for scoring the second goal in the final against the Netherlands, is notorious for her love of reading. Across her Twitter, Instagram, and in interviews, Lavelle mentions how much she enjoys reading J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. For the 2019 SheBelieves Cup, Lavelle even selected Rowling as the hero whose name was splashed across the back of her jersey. A post shared by Rose Lavelle (@lavellerose) on Feb 18, 2019 at 1:37pm PST She explains further in an article on the U....

Where does Robert Dugoni, bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite series, get his inspiration? The answer is positively a-mew-sing. Watch “Writer’s Block” to discover why 4 million readers can’t get enough of his riveting books and series. title: “Featured Book Trailer Author Robert Dugoni” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-20” author: “James Nelson”

“If you loved The Tattooist of Auschwitz, read The Huntress.” —The Washington Post Already Named one of Marie Claire’s Best Women’s Fiction Books and One of BookBub’s Biggest Books of the Year! From the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel, THE ALICE NETWORK, comes a fascinating new historical novel about a battle-haunted English journalist and a Russian female bomber pilot who join forces to track the Huntress, a Nazi war criminal gone to ground in America....

Whether you’ve tried meditation but it never sticks, or you’ve heard about it but never gave it a shot, Justin Michael Williams guides you step by step in creating a custom meditation ritual that fits in with your busy (and sometimes messy!) modern life. With free downloadable audio meditations every step of the way, Stay Woke gives people of all genders, identities, colors, religions, ages, and economic backgrounds the tools to stop wasting time, overcome self-doubt, and wake up to the lives we were really born to live....

“Fix-it fiction is also about healing. For queer women, the stories they claim are more than just fiction; they are representations and manifestations of how they would like to see themselves in the world. So when women-loving-women stories go wrong, or don’t keep their promises, there’s a lot more than disappointment at stake.” A fandom community rewrites the wrongs done to lesbian characters on TV. “Bless Me, Ultima wasn’t like anything else that had come before....

Grammar/punctuation/word nerds love a good debate. Gather ’round, fellow nerd friends, while we throw down over one of the longest-running tensions known to students everywhere: which method is superior, the footnote or the endnote? Because I only have one article in which to make my case, I’m skipping the part where we argue vociferously for one specific citation method over the other. Please feel free to do so on Twitter....

For so long, “holiday romances” were about Christmas. Even now, Christmas is the most common holiday in any romance section, but there have been more of the winter holidays showing up in the past few years. But even then, where were the Halloween romances? Where were the Thanksgiving romances? Where were the Valentine’s Day romances? (Yes, I can name at least one romance set around Halloween and Thanksgiving that has come out in the past five years, but there should be 50 coming out at each holiday lolsob....

“Hopping on a plane or jumping in the car aren’t the only ways to go on an adventure. Books have a way of transporting us to new places, and the following list of novels is no exception. We’ve rounded up 20 travel-themed books by Black authors that will satisfy your thirst for adventure and possibly even inspire your next trip. Each book offers a rich narrative with fascinating characters and captivating settings around the world....

I started reading on the regular when I was about 9, but my introduction to comics was pure luck. I must have been about 12 when a neighbour gave me a copy of Sport Billy, and I really liked it, but for all of my childhood, I never made comics a reading choice. I was way into in high school when I voluntarily picked up a few comics, namely Calvin & Hobbes and Baby Blues....

There’s an unattributed quote I’ve heard mentioned during conversations about American decline: “The three things that America will be remembered for are the constitution, Bob Dylan, and baseball.” Whether or not you agree with the sentiment, it’s hard to argue against sports, especially baseball and football, being a fundamental part of our American identity. Our cities aren’t “big-league” unless they have a sports stadium. Some of the most watched television programs of all time are still Superbowls....

Infectious enthusiasm is a trait I prize in teachers, friends, and coworkers. It’s the ability to share one’s passions and make them more interesting and exciting than they might otherwise seem. For example, I took a class in college about “the ancient epic…and beyond” to fulfill a requirement. I was not expecting much beyond the box checked on degree requirements. My professor conveyed skillfully how fulfilling devoting thought and study to epics can be....

Beau Devereaux is the only child of a powerful family. Handsome. Charming. Intelligent. The “prince” of St. Benedict is the ultimate catch. He is also a psychopath. A dirty family secret buried for years, Beau’s evil grows unchecked. In the shadows of the ruined St. Francis Abbey, he commits unspeakable acts. Senior year, Beau sets his sights on his girlfriend’s twin sister, Leslie. Everything he wants but cannot have, she will be his ultimate prize....

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1. Khizanat al Qarawiyyin A post shared by Shawati Magazine (@shawati_magazine) on Jun 28, 2017 at 5:45am PDT We’ve already discussed the Khizanat al Qarawiyyin in Fes, Morocco, which was founded in the 9th century by a woman, Fatima al Fihria, and is being restored by another woman. It was recently reopened to the public. Known as the oldest library in the world, this magnificent place is within what is also the oldest operating university in the world....

Illustrious Ancestors Satyajit Ray was born on May 2, 1921, into a family of writers, artists, and reformers. His great grandfather, Dwarakanath Ganguly, was a prominent social reformer and proponent of women’s rights in pre-independence Bengal. He was married to Kadambini Ganguly, India’s first practicing woman doctor. Their son in law, Ray’s grandfather, was artist and writer Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury. He wrote books for children, and when the quality of illustrations using the print technology available at that time in Bengal was not up to the mark, he undertook the task of reforming print technology and set up a printing press in his house....