Madison Markham

Aug 22, 2024 | pen.org | Madison Markham |Samantha LaFrance |Judy Blume |Rupi Kaur

HomeThe State of Book Bans: Utah’s ‘No-Read List’ Laura Benitez contributed research to this blog post. Earlier this month, Utah’s State Board of Education released a list of 13 books to be banned in every public school across the state. The “No-Read List” list includes popular titles such as Forever… by Judy Blume, Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur, and A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas.

May 10, 2024 | pen.org | Madison Markham |Erica Galluscio

HomeThe State of Book Bans: South Carolina Is Poised to Get WorseA crisis grows in South CarolinaBetween Fall 2021 and Spring 2023, there were 128 book bans across the Palmetto State. But while South Carolina lags behind Texas and Florida in terms of the number of book bans, it’s poised to get worse.

Nov 3, 2023 | tvshowsace.com | Madison Markham

Julianne Hough has officially left LA during the newest season of Dancing with the Stars, letting her fans know in a sincere Instagram post. Season 32 of Dancing with the Stars started with a band, replacing Host Tyra Banks with Julianne Hough and adding Derek Hough to their judging panel. The show’s changes did not take the stage as well as producers would have hoped.

Nov 2, 2023 | tvshowsace.com | Madison Markham

Johnie Maraist joined previous Love is Blind stars Natalie Lee and Deepti Vempati on their podcast Out of the Pods for a behind-the-scenes look into what exactly fell apart when it came to her love triangle with Chris Fox and Izzy Zapata. We all felt the devastation from Johnie when Izzy Zapata chose Stacy Snyder while still in the pods, but Izzy just couldn’t seem to move on from Johnie.

Nov 1, 2023 | tvshowsace.com | Madison Markham

Just can’t get enough of Love Island? Need more time in the Villa with our favorite couples and villains? No worries, Love Island Games is here and streaming from anywhere! Love Island Games Season 1 is the new Love Island spin-off featuring some of our favorite characters returning to find their “one”. Love Island Games’ cast is entirely comprised of former islanders some coming from across the pond having appeared in Love Island UK, US, Germany, Sweden, and Australia.