Meet three authors who wrote some of the most banned books in America
Jodi Picoult, Maia Kobabe and Sandra Cisneros have each written books that have been challenged and banned throughout the country.
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Reevaluating the NBA GOAT debate: Beyond Jordan and LeBron
Kevin Merida explores why the legendary Celtic Bill Russell should be part of the GOAT debate — for his skills and bravery on and off the court.
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum To Reopen With New Pandemic Protocols
The new museum experience will still be able to provide visitors with the intimacy to art that they search for, says the museum's director. -
Young, Scrappy, And Hungry: 10 Facts About Lauren Carse, The New Face On "Grantchester"
Season 5 of "Grantchester" sees the arrival of Ellie Harding, played by the wonderful Lauren Carse. Harding shakes things up as a scrappy investigative reporter who may or may not get caught up in a romance with one of the series' leading men. -
'The Stakes Are Far Higher Than They've Ever Been': Trump's Niece Pens Tell-All
Mary Trump offers a scathing portrait of the president in a book that very nearly was blocked from publication. Now its publisher is bumping up the release date, and excerpts are starting to surface.
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