In the battle over books, who gets to decide what's age-appropriate at libraries? There are efforts to change how decisions are made about which books libraries should stock and which section they belong in. Some advocate using a national rating system like the one used for movies.
Five NPR 'Books We Love' for readers in the Pacific Northwest We found five NPR "Books We Love" that may be of interest to readers in the Pacific Northwest.
Author Stephanie Land has struggled as a single mom in college, but don't call her a 'success story' Soundside interviews author Stephanie Land about her most recent book, "Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education."
This Seattle author wrote a memoir for LGBTQ youth. Now it's being banned About 26% of titles banned in 2023 have LGBTQ characters or themes, according to PEN America.
Why one Seattle author is seeing her books banned in Florida Seattle author Kirby Larson's historical fiction novel "Dash" was removed from classrooms in Duvall, Florida. It’s an experience that’s becoming increasingly common.
'We Are Not Strangers' depicts the little told story of allyship between Seattle's Sephardic and Japanese communities In his new graphic novel "We Are Not Strangers," author and illustrator Josh Tuininga explores the relationship between a Sephardic Jewish man and his Japanese American neighbor as they navigate the tension in Seattle on the precipice of World War II.
Measure to dissolve Dayton’s library won’t be on fall ballot A measure that could have dissolved a small library district in southeastern Washington is no longer heading to a vote.
Judge temporarily blocks Dayton library dissolution from the fall ballot A measure to dissolve a small library district in southeastern Washington is blocked – for now – from the November ballot.