The Florida Department of Education on April 15 rejected 54 new mathematics textbooks from next school year’s curriculum, citing references to critical race theory among its reasons for the rejections. The Department announced that they rejected 54 of the 132 …
Taiwan’s military released a defense handbook with information on possible military crises and disasters to teach Taiwanese various emergency responses. The Ministry of National Defense has compiled the National Defense Manual, which contains wartime scenarios and responses. Liu Taiyi, director …
Fiji-based authors published adventure series for children that talked about critical ocean themes from sea-level rises and pollution to ocean acidification and deforestation to inspire the children of the Pacific to protect an ocean deeply connected to their culture. “The …
A Dutch publishing house has apologized for a new book that claimed to identify a Jewish notary as the prime suspect for the betrayal of Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis. “We offer our sincere apologies to anyone …
A Tennessee school board unanimously voted to remove “Maus,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, from the district’s curriculum, citing concerns on profanity and nudity. The McMinn County Board of Education voted 10 to 0 in a Jan. …
The Gulf Coalition Against Normalization of UAE and Israel ties, announced Tuesday that a number of Arab writers and intellectuals will not participate in a literature festival to be held in Abu Dahab in February due to the country’s normalization …
Maya Angelou, the late legendary poet and activist, became the first Black woman to appear on the United States quarter as circulation of the coin began on Jan. 10. The United States Mint announced that it has begun shipping the …
United States federal agents arrested on Jan. 5 a suspect in a years-long scheme in which he impersonated figures from the publishing industry to steal unpublished book manuscripts. Authorities arrested Filippo Bernardini, a 29-year-old Italian, when he arrived at John …
Acclaimed author and activist Gloria Jean Watkins, better known by her pen name bell hooks, died on Dec. 15 at the age of 69. “The family of Gloria Jean Watkins is deeply saddened at the passing of our beloved sister,” …
A New York State public ethics commission ordered former Governor Andrew Cuomo on Dec. 14 to return the millions of earnings he received from a book published during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) voted 12 …
