@stillateacher / TikTok Does your teen read for pleasure? Do they even read for school? One teacher says that her high school students are totally checked out from the wonderful world of books, noting that there are several different factors to blame for the drop off in kids enjoying the act of reading — especially...
Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service/Getty Images Since 2016, challenges to books in schools and public libraries have risen dramatically. Between 2021 and 2023, there was a dizzying 128% increase in such challenges, often targeting materials about and written by people in marginalized communities. In states like Texas and Florida, legislation often categorized as “book bans” gives...
All across the country, families are decorating Christmas trees, queuing up their favorite holiday movies, baking gingerbread cookies, and writing letters to Santa. Meanwhile, we’re very busy finalizing our holiday TBR list. And this year, we’re focusing on romance tropes specifically. Don’t get us wrong! Snowy mountains and remote cabins make excellent settings for creepy...
AegeanBlue/Getty Images Defined as "obscene or lascivious talk, writing, or pictures," smut has been around for centuries and has fallen in and out of favor with the general public over and over again. The last round of smut to reach popularity was, of course, 50 Shades of Grey — until recently, that is, when A...