…School of Information Sciences at Illinois and author of the 2015 study Book Banning in 21st Century America, the American Library Association has reported a historically unprecedented number of challenges…
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Dark History and Horror Con celebrates ten years of thrills and chills
…Previous guest experts in the true crime space included Judith Hayates and Steve Giannangelo, a University of Springfield professor who may be attending this year’s convention. John Borowski, author and…
The freedom to read: An interview with Laurie Matheson and Anne Craig
…a sharing of different kinds of experience and points of view. Many books proposed for banning are by Black or brown authors, queer, and/or women authors and deal with topics…
Misery loves company at Danville’s Red Mask
…with Misery, the suspenseful horror novel by bestselling author Stephen King. Even more of you are probably familiar with the film adaptation, directed by Rob Reiner and starring James Caan…
Writing Madvillainy and Midwest Emo with Will Hagle
…to be a little bit of the author and also a little bit of other people that the author takes in, because ultimately the author is writing it and, in…
iFAB awarded $51 million EDA Tech Hubs grant
…Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at U. of I. Authorized by the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, the EDA designated 31 Regional Innovation and Technology Hubs that qualified for a Phase 2…
Maya Gouliard’s journey unfolds in Waterweaver
…an indie publisher. Nowadays, even established authors going the traditional route are having to market their own books. And the publisher takes most of the profit of sales. So at…
Author John Milas nominated for coveted Shirley Jackson Award
…read (or were assigned to read) in school. Milas’s The Militia House comes out in paperback on July 9th. For more on Milas, check out his author website. And you…
PYGMALION announces lineup for 20th anniversary
…across various venues, bringing together a dynamic mix of social media stars, indie pop sensations, world-class authors, and more. PYGMALION Lineup Unlike traditional festivals, PYGMALION prides itself on a unique…
Clint Smith, Tony Diaz, more featured at Free People Read Freely
…public dialogue, inclusion, and engaged citizenship.” Dr. Ruby Mendenhall, City of Urbana’s Poet Laureate, will be moderating the keynote conversation alongside authors Clint Smith (pictured above) and George M. Johnson…