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2 months ago | 
lithub.com | Emily Temple |Anne Rice |Toni Morrison |Nathaniel Hawthorne
Every month, all the major streaming services add a host of newly acquired (or just plain new) shows, movies, and documentaries into their ever-rotating libraries. So what’s a dedicated reader to watch? Well, whatever you want, of course, but the name of this website is Literary Hub, so we sort of have an angle. To that end, here’s a selection of the best (and most enjoyably bad) literary film and TV coming to streaming services this month. Have fun.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
palmbeachpost.com | Margaret Atwood |Toni Morrison
Banned Books Week is coming and the Banned Wagon is gearing up again to travel the country giving out free books in places where they've been challenged or banned. And yes, they're coming to Florida.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
wkrn.com | Toni Morrison |Mye Owens
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The countdown is on. Rutherford County Schools has just two more weeks to decide whether to ban seven books. The debate comes after a took effect that prohibits books and materials with references to sexual content and excess violence in public school libraries. The books up for discussion are:Beloved by Toni MorrisonQueen of Shadows by Sara J. MassTower of Dawn by Sara J.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
inkl.com | Aldous Huxley |Mark Twain |Khaled Hosseini |Toni Morrison
In 2022, Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation that targeted books that included any sexually explicit material, following complaints from the conservative group “Moms for Liberty”. The law was brought into effect in July 2023. According to PEN America, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to raise awareness for the protection of free expression, the novels by King that have been banned include Carrie, It, The Gunslinger, The Running Man, and The Long Walk.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
fivebooks.com | Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison (1931-2019) was an American novelist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. Her most famous book is her 1987 novel Beloved, which has been recommended several times on Five Books. Before her death in 2019, she was the Robert F Goheen Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus, at Princeton University. Kaye Grabbe, a retired library director, wrote to us on Facebook with this message: “It’s a magnificent novel, but you can’t start reading Morrison with Beloved.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
thechrysalisbrewproject.com | Wole Soyinka |Derek Walcott |Toni Morrison |Abdulrazak Gurnah
“Black Literature is taught as sociology, as tolerance, not as a serious, rigorous art form.”– Toni MorrisonAs Toni Morrison rightly said, Black Literature has not always been viewed purely from the lens of art. More often than not, the works of Black authors have been judged from a sociological perspective. Like almost everything in life, it took decades for Black authors to prove their talent and show the world that their works have great artistic and creative value.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
thestudentroom.co.uk | Erich Maria Remarque |Joseph Heller |Toni Morrison |Ralph Ellison
War and Its Effects on Individuals•"All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque•"Catch-22" by Joseph Heller•Themes: Both novels depict the horrors of war, but Remarque's focuses on World War I from a German soldier's perspective, while Heller's satirical approach addresses the absurdity of World War II.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
lifestyleasia-onemega.com | Pilar González |Toni Morrison |Doreen G. Fernandez |Carmen Machado
With the Holy Week break fast approaching, it’s an opportune time for avid (and even casual) readers to prepare a list of books to read as they unwind. In the spirit of National Women’s Month, it may also be a great time to immerse oneself in more female voices. After all, the world has no shortage of talented women writers, both locally and internationally.
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
pen.org | Stephen Chbosky |Ellen Hopkins |Casey McQuiston |Toni Morrison
HomeMore than 50 Books Removed from Rockingham County, Virginia, SchoolsJoined by a coalition of more than 35 authors, including Khaled Hosseini, Maia Kobabe, and Molly Knox Ostertag, PEN America sent a letter to Rockingham County, Virginia schools protesting a recent ban on more than 50 books and urging that the district return these books to shelves.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
celebritynetworth.com | Toni Morrison |Malala Yousafzai
Category:Richest Celebrities › AuthorsNet Worth:$5 MillionBirthdate:Sep 30, 1928 (95 years old)Birthplace:Sighetu MarmațieiGender:MaleProfession:Writer, Novelist, Author, Professor, Screenwriter, Political ActivistNationality:Romania 💰 Compare Elie Wiesel's Net Worth What Was Elie Wiesel's Net Worth? Elie Wiesel was a Romanian-born American professor, author, and activist who had a net worth of $5 million at the time of his death in 2016.
