September 22, 2024, through September 28, 2024, is recognized as Banned Books Week in the United States of America. Last year marked a precedent in which more than 4,000 book titles were either challenged or banned in various parts of the country. The majority of these titles were either writtenRead More →
HOLLYWOOD, CA — Will Reeve is not making plans to wear the Superman cape like his famous dad. The son of the late Christopher Reeve recently opened up about pursuing an acting career. “I don’t know,” Will shared exclusively with PEOPLE. “I like my job as [a] correspondent at ABCRead More →
NEW YORK, NY — Sheinelle Jones is on a quest to understand how women raise highly successful humans. The TODAY show co-host announced her forthcoming book, Through Mom’s Eyes, on Thursday (Sept. 19). “If you are a mom, a grandmom, an auntie, a big sister, a cousin — if youRead More →
LONG BEACH, CA — Laura Numeroff, bestselling author of the beloved picture book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, is coming to Long Beach Public Library (LBPL)! The children’s author is scheduled for a reading and interactive session with her fans this Saturday (Sept. 21). Numeroff’s visit to LBPLRead More →
Do you have the gift of seeing? Audra Raines delves into her life as a prophet in her book, Journey of A Seer. Who is Audra Raines? Audra Raines is the co-pastor of Church of Acts in Corpus Christi, Texas, who leans heavily into the prophetic. For those who doRead More →
Ethel Mertz. She is Fred’s wife and Lucy’s best friend. Ethel is the voice of reason who always manages to get caught up in her good friend’s shenanigans. There is, however, more to this beloved I Love Lucy character than what meets the eye. Ethel is Beautiful Some cannot seeRead More →
On October 1, 2015, Chris Harper-Mercer fatally shot an assistant professor along with four students at Umpqua Community College (UCC) in Roseburg, Oregon. The 26-year-old then engaged in a shootout with police before committing suicide. To date, The 2015 Umpqua Community College shooting is the deadliest in Oregon’s modern history. Read More →
BURBANK, CA – Disney has decided to put a pause on its planned feature adaptation of The Graveyard Book after accusations against the book’s author, Neil Gaiman, surfaced earlier this year. Tortoise Media broke the story in July. According to the platform, a woman named Scarlett alleged Gaiman sexually assaultedRead More →
Was Abraham Lincoln gay? A new documentary, called Lover of Men, seeks to shed light on this question. In the film, Lincoln’s relationship with Joshua Speed is at the center of things. Joshua was a local store owner in Springfield, Illinois, who shared a residence with Abraham from 1837 toRead More →
TALLAHASSEE, FL – The state of Florida is being sued by several major publishers over its law that allows for widespread book bans. Simon & Schuster along with Penguin Random House and others filed suit last Thursday (Aug. 29) in hopes of having the controversial law amended. The argument atRead More →