“They’re Bullying a Book About Bullying”: Children’s Author Responds to North Carolina Book Censorship
After a North Carolina school system yanked the book Jacob’s New Dress out of a first-grade lesson on what to do when someone is bullied, author Lesléa Newman' first… More
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Described as a “beloved champion of literature” by PEN America President Jennifer Egan (@EganGoonsquad), @SethMeyers will be this year’s host for #PENLitAwards ceremony. Join us on 3/2 at @TownHallNYC for a special night of celebrating literary excellence: https://bit.ly/376Ba8l