Tag: books

Wisconsin Considers Prosecuting Teachers and Librarians for ‘Obscene’ Books

This article was originally published in Wisconsin Examiner. One day, teachers and library staff across Wisconsin may find that they could be prosecuted for allowing K-12 students to view certain books or other materials. A new Republican legislative proposal to penalize educators for exposing children to obscene materials comes out of a wider effort to […]

What big books will you be reading in 2024?

With elections looming and the forthcoming 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, 2024 is set to be a big year for politics and history in the world of books. “With politics, there will be a lot of books which are examining the state of things at the moment,” says Caroline Sanderson, associate editor of trade […]

Five new books to read this week

Cosy up with some gripping thrillers in this week’s new releases… Fiction 1. Her by Mira V Shah is published in paperback by Hodder. Available now (Hodder/PA) When Natalie moves into the same street as Rani, she seems to have it all. Rani is an unfulfilled housewife, grappling with low self-esteem and struggling to fit […]