9 LGBTQ+ Authors on the First Books They Saw Themselves In

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States begin to push back on book bans – by banning them

2:14 PM EDT June 4, 2024

As a record number of school districts face bans on certain books and lawmakers enact measures that limit what can be taught about race and sexual identity in the classroom, some states are moving to counter the measures with laws that prohibit banning books.

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Where to start with: Rachel Cusk

From a novel sequence that dispenses with much of what we expect from fiction to fearlessly honest memoirs of motherhood and divorce, Cusk is a challenging writer. But also a genius

https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jun/04/where-to-start-with-rachel-cusk

After Words (from C-SPAN, a video conversation)

Mike Hixenbaugh

NBC investigative reporter Mike Hixenbaugh looked at how issues around race and identity are playing out in school districts around the country. He was interviewed by Chalkbeat story editor and author Cara Fitzpatrick.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?534839-1/after-words-mike-hixenbaugh#

 

Elaine May wasn’t involved with her biography. That didn’t stop this author from telling the comedy icon’s complex story

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2024-05-29/elaine-may-biography-comedy-icon-carrie-courogen

‘My mother used to color in all the characters in my picture books brown, with a brown magic marker. So, when I read The Little Prince, he had the same complexion as me because of her loving hand.’

-Lynn Nottage

 

The lasting impact of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born in the U.S.A’

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Steven Hyden’s “There Was Nothing You Could Do” explores the blockbuster album, which turns 40 next month.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/05/23/born-in-the-usa-bruce-springsteen-book-review/