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In this CBS Sunday Morning video, correspondent Martha Teichner speaks with the founders of the activist group Moms for Liberty, library officials, a teacher removed from her classroom for giving her students access to banned books, and Art Spiegelman, the author of Maus, about the fight over banning books. This week, the American Library Association released its annual list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books.
In “Blooming How She Must: A Profile of Camille T. Dungy,” published in the May/June issue of Poets & Writers Magazine, Renée H. Shea writes about how the poet “scrutinizes the tradition of the loner, the solitary individual, in nature writing and as part of the artistic life in general” in her new book, Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden (Simon & Schuster, 2023). Write a poem that reflects on your relationship to being alone. Do you find the idea of a solitary life as an artist inviting or does it feel restricting?
“You write one poem precisely so that you can write the next.” —Emily Lee Luan, author of 回 / Return
Poet and producer of The Slowdown podcast Myka Kielbon introduces a special episode featuring a conversation with host Major Jackson and poet Aria Aber, author of the Whiting Award–winning collection, Hard Damage (University of Nebraska Press, 2019). Jackson answers questions about The Slowdown in a Q&A by Julia Mallory in the May/June issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
“I have to fight for every word, then fight to let them go.” —Vievee Francis, author of The Shared World
“At one time, / I asked for everything.” Sandra Lim reads from her poetry collection The Curious Thing (Norton, 2021) for this virtual reading hosted by UC Berkeley’s Lunch Poems reading series with an introduction by poet Noah Warren. Lim is the recipient of the 2023 Jackson Poetry Prize.
Founded in 1862, the Starr Library is located in Rhinebeck, New York, and is a part of the Mid-Hudson Library system. Formerly located in a historic building in the center of town, it remained in this area for one hundred and thirteen years until it was moved to its current location in 1975.
The library hosts monthly readings, workshops, and author talks, often in collaboration with Morton Memorial Library and the local independent bookseller Oblong Books.
Portsmouth Book & Bar is a full service restaurant, bar, and live entertainment venue tucked inside a bookstore in the heart of downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The kitchen offers a full menu and the bar has a wide selection of signature cocktails, beer, wine, coffee, and tea. Live entertainment includes regional music acts, poetry readings, comedy, open mic nights, and a variety of community events.
Water Street Bookstore is the largest independent bookstore in the seacoast region of New Hampshire. Opened in 1991, the bookstore is located in the town of Exeter and carries new and used books in all genres. The shop hosts events throughout the year and has a used books consignments program, as well as a membership program that allows visitors twenty percent off select hardcover books, including all signed books, and access to their annual member sale in November.
Opened in 2017, Zenith Bookstore is a community bookstore in Duluth, Minnesota. The store has partnerships with schools, nonprofits, and local businesses, and offers discounts to educators, book clubs, and community partners. Author events are held in the bookstore throughout the year and new works by local authors are featured prominently. Known for a large and diverse collection of new and gently used books, the store also stocks bookish gifts—from buttons to socks and greeting cards to puzzles.
