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–News–

American Dirt: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clarissajanlim/american-dirt-jeanine-cummins-controversy-explained

Jason Reynolds named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature : https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/jason-reynolds-named-national-ambassador-for-young-peoples-literature/2020/01/13/89978c68-332a-11ea-9313-6cba89b1b9fb_story.html

Orbit printing more Witcher books: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/82169-orbit-tosses-500-000-copies-to-its-witcher-fans.html

Urdu translation of A Case of Exploding Mangoes confiscated: https://www.npr.org/2020/01/10/794538415/pakistani-author-comes-under-fire-for-satirical-novel-after-urdu-edition-is-publ

Gallup poll reveals that visiting the library is the most popular leisure activity for Americans: https://news.gallup.com/poll/284009/library-visits-outpaced-trips-movies-2019.aspx

Missouri librarian censorship law: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jan/16/missouri-could-jail-librarians-for-lending-age-inappropriate-books-parental-oversight-of-public-libraries-bill

Jack Reacher Amazon series: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jack-reacher-series-a-go-at-amazon-1269524

Jack Reach to be written by Lee Child’s brother: https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2020/jan/18/jack-reacher-series-author-lee-child-quits-and-lets-brother-step-in

90th anniversary of Nancy Drew: https://www.polygon.com/comics/2020/1/23/21079083/nancy-drew-comic-dynamite-hardy-boys-90th-anniversary-death

New Hunger Games book is about President Snow: https://ew.com/books/2020/01/21/hunger-games-prequel-exclusive-excerpt/

NEA Grants: https://www.arts.gov/news/2020/national-endowment-arts-announces-literature-fellowship-grant-recipients