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Tag: books
Mine eyes have seen the glory of reading on paper
New Year’s resolution: Read more books. I don’t mean books on screens, which I do read. I don’t mean audiobooks, which I listen to. I mean books printed on compressed […]
Missouri earns spot among the top book-banning states
Missouri achieved a dubious new status recently: It broke the top three in the list of U.S. states that have most egregiously moved to ban books from school libraries. That’s […]
The fear of books has a long history
Book banning and burning is nearly as old as civilization itself — with evidence of manuscripts being burned dating back to the B.C.s — and is often done for the […]
Preston County teacher’s new book helps children manage anxiety in the classroom
“Under the twinkling lights of Starbrook Elementary School, happy laughter bubbled up from room 241. This was Mrs. Pickleberry’s 4th-grade classroom,” begins South Preston teacher Danielle Albright’s recently self-published children’s […]
Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read
The 41st Banned Books Week begins today. Booksellers, librarians and teachers come together for this national event to encourage people to recognize or read banned books and learn about the […]
‘Dolly Day’ makes for a good read in W.Va.
Wednesday was Dolly Day across West Virginia — and it was a real page-turner. That’s Dolly as in Dolly Parton, the country music superstar-turned advocate for the printed word. The […]
Get excited, readers: Monkey Wrench Books is coming soon
Morgantown has a large and passionate community of readers — enough to support a bevy of bookstores, including two large chains and many smaller specialty shops. The reading community is […]
Why do I hoard more books than I could possibly read?
by Chris Vognar Publisher’s Weekly recently reported that book sales for the first half of the year are down once again, continuing a trend that has accelerated since the pandemic. […]
The Book Exchange serves students and more for over 90 years
The Book Exchange in Morgantown has been supplying WVU students with books, supplies and spirit gear for over 90 years. As WVU has only been around for 156 years, the […]
