Book bans in Ron DeSantis’s Florida have censored beloved Australian author Mem Fox – for an illustrated character’s bath. But blanket nudity bans teach children bodies are ‘inherently sexual’.
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Marijane Meaker was a lesbian pulp fiction trailblazer who wrote bestselling YA fiction as M.E. Kerr. She was also Patricia Highsmith’s lover.
The new book “Black and Queer on Campus” explores the range of experiences that Black LGBTQ students face at colleges across the US.
Called your ‘inner voice,’ it develops along with your reading skills.
Washington isn’t a state that typically comes to mind in discussions about student-led protests from the Civil Rights Movement. A Black history professor seeks to change that with a new book.
Reading is “sexy”. Maybe it’s because watching someone read exerts a fascination on the beholder, be it St. Ambrose or Marilyn Monroe.
Everyone likes getting something for nothing, but history shows why the math behind free public transit doesn’t add up.
Our research showed reading as a teenager was a stronger indicator of curiosity than, say, their mathematical ability.
Science fiction has always been good at predicting distant futures and now governments are turning to them to ward off possible threats.
The late writer never shied away from hard topics, breaking down walls of silence around topics like disability and rurality in post-war Japan.
Pip Williams’ follow-up to her internationally bestselling debut novel explores World War I, women’s rights and sisterhood – but what makes it special is its unwavering attention to the making of books.
An uncompromising writer who wrote about the dark and light of postwar Japan
High-quality bus service is the fastest route to rapid, comprehensive public transit in the United States. This country was once a leader in bus transit, and with adequate funding, it could be again.
What a new president needs to know as he takes the reins of a deeply divided and disillusioned country.
Less than a century ago, Colorado hunted, trapped and poisoned all the wolves within its borders. Today it’s restoring them – a change that reflects a profound shift in human thinking.
Bloody games where there can be only winner critique the ‘winner takes all’ mentality fostered under capitalism.
Polyglot texts — texts that use many languages — have become increasingly common as writers document struggles between regimes of European hegemony and decolonizing movements.
Pam Longobardi collects and documents ocean plastic waste and transforms it into public art and photography. Her work makes statements about consumption, globalism and conservation.
Evidence suggests that neither books nor electronic devices are directly to blame for the increase in myopia worldwide. Rather, they enhance this phenomenon by keeping children out of the sunlight.
Where both capacity and integrity are weak, dysfunction is inevitable.
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Associate Professor in Literary Studies, Monash University
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Executive Dean (interim) Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
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