For John Green, the Battle Over Access to Books Has Gotten Personal

A fight over Green’s books in his home state of Indiana reflects a broader cultural debate over what books are appropriate for young readers, and who gets to decide.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/books/john-green-books-ban-indiana.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

 

Top 10 books about solitary living

Finding your way without the social template of romantic love is a tough challenge, but writers from Deborah Levy to Hanya Yanagihara offer clues to how it can be done

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/aug/30/top-10-books-about-solitary-living-daniel-schreiber-alone

 

10 Books for Taylor Swift’s 10 Eras

Surprising Pairings from Swiftie Authors in the Know

https://lithub.com/10-books-for-taylor-swifts-10-eras/

 

HOW TO TREAT RIGHT-WING VIOLENCE IN THE U.S.

Does the far-right extremism of the Trump era represent an eternal pattern in American politics or a new one? (from the ‘New Yorker’)

https://apple.news/A1oATevyZT6OOFz7BBAzytQ