book bans Is Book Banning a One-Sided Political Issue? Book banning is far from a new phenomenon, but incidents have been on the rise across the country the past two years. As Nora Pelizzari of the National Coalition Against Censorship points out, “Everybody is guilty at some point of trying to control the information that other people have access to.”
childrens books This Illustrator Didn't See Herself in Books as a Child. As an Adult, She's Changing That Sharee Miller didn’t see characters who looked like her when she read books as a child. Today, as an adult, she is making her own books to help children of color feel represented, beautiful and proud. Greg Bledsoe takes his Family Geography Project to Jersey City, New Jersey, to meet an author and illustrator who wants every child to feel...
hispanic heritage month These Authors Want Latinx Kids to Be Represented in Children's Books Jorge Lacera and Mariana Llanos had trouble finding children’s books that reflected their lives. Many of the books catered to a Hispanic or Latino child reader contained themes of poverty and immigration. “I love Star Wars, I love comic books, and I love fantasy books. It felt very alienating. I sometimes felt I was not necessarily part of the culture,”...
dr. seuss These Are the Six Dr. Seuss Books Being Shelved Because of Racist Imagery Seuss died in 1991. But he remains wildly popular, earning an estimated $33 million before taxes in 2020, up from just $9.5 million five years ago.
ryan serhant You Can Have ‘Big Money Energy' Without a Job and Ryan Serhant Wants to Show You How Ryan Serhant didn’t have a job, money or connections when he realized he was going to need “Big Money Energy” to get the success and security he wanted in life. That’s now the title of his new book. And Serhant says if he was able to change his life, you can do it too.
black businesses A D.C. Bookstore That Counts Former President Obama as a Fan Is Building Community Around Black Books Ramunda and Derrick Young first created Mahogany Books with the goal of making books by Black authors available online to everyone — no matter where you live. Now they have a brick and mortar store in Washington, D.C. — as well as a fan in former President Barack Obama. The Youngs joined LX News to talk about the importance of...
scott kelly ‘Goodnight, Astronaut': Scott Kelly Wants Kids to Dream Big About the Places They Will Go From astronaut to author. Scott Kelly has published a children’s book, “Goodnight, Astronaut,” with the goal of inspiring kids to dream big about all the places they can sleep — from underwater to deep in space. Kelly joined LX News host Tabitha Lipkin to talk about the book, as well as his most surprising and humbling moments as an astronaut.
cameran eubanks ‘Southern Charm' Star Cameran Eubanks Opens Up About Her Life (and Marriage) in Her New Book Cameran Eubanks is best known as a former star of the reality show “Southern Charm” but she is also a businesswoman, a mom and now an author. Eubanks joined LX News to talk about her new book, “One Day You’ll Thank Me,” in which she says she gives readers a look inside her marriage to Jason Wimberly, and explains why...
ben higgins Former ‘Bachelor' Ben Higgins Talks About Feeling ‘Alone in Plain Sight' Ben Higgins may seem to have it all. He is a former star of “The Bachelor” and now planning a wedding and running a coffee company. But in his new book, “Alone in Plain Sight,” Higgins talks about feeling like an outsider in his own life. He joined LX News to talk about the new book and his goal to...
friendships This Year Has Taken a Toll on Our Friendships — Here Are Some Tips to Get Them Back on Track Without the usual parties, celebrations and casual get-togethers, many of us have felt our friendships suffer over the past year. Laura Tremaine’s book, “Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First: 10 Questions to Take Your Friendships to the Next Level” is designed to give you the tools to get your friendships back in shape.
