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Special ed teacher creates ‘Littlest Love Library' to help others navigate grief
In the wake of personal tragedy, a special education teacher finds purpose and hope by creating the ‘Littlest Love Library.’ A mother who, despite her own loss, channels her grief into a beacon of support for others navigating similar paths.
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CT LIVE!: “North of Forty, Inspiring Stories of Older Athletes”
Author Lauren Hurst explained the message behind her new book.
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Henry Winkler grapples with ‘The Fonz' and dyslexia in his entertaining new memoir
Henry Winkler’s memoir begins on a Tuesday morning in October 1973, at his first audition for “Happy Days.” He was almost 28 — quite a bit old for a high schooler — and struggling with something he didn’t know had a name.
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Books disappearing from local libraries
Libraries in several Connecticut towns are working with police to investigate what appear to be the thef
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Simon & Schuster purchased by private equity firm KKR for $1.62 billion
Simon & Schuster has been sold to the private equity firm KKR, months after a federal judge blocked its purchase by rival publisher Penguin Random House.
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2 adolescent sex-ed books will remain at Old Lyme library, board says
Two books dealing with teenage sex education will stay at an Old Lyme public library after a group of community members asked for their removal. The Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library Board of Trustees determined that the books, Let’s Talk About It: The Teen’s Guide to Sex, Relationships and Being a Human and You Know, Sex: Bodies, Gender,...
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Two adolescent sex-ed books challenged at Old Lyme library
Should the public library remove two books from its collection in Old Lyme? A group of community members have sent a letter asking the library to do just that, concerned over the books dealing with teenage sex education.
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Two adolescent sex-ed books challenged at Old Lyme library
Should the public library remove two books from its collection in Old Lyme? A group of community members have sent a letter asking the library to do just that, concerned over the books dealing with teenage sex education. The library says it’s reviewing the books. “Let’s Talk About It: The Teen’s Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human.”...
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‘It Ends With Us' author Colleen Hoover addresses backlash over Blake Lively's costumes in film
According to Colleen Hoover, there is no such thing bad costumes.
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Presto! Rare Maurice Sendak picture story, ‘Ten Little Rabbits,' will be published in 2024
A rare Maurice Sendak picture story, originally a pamphlet for a 1970 museum fundraiser, will be coming out in book form next year.
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NYC bookstore sets up LGBTQ book basket amid book bans in other states
The idea was inspired by a bookstore in Scotland, and it aims to provide free LGBTQ-themed books to patrons.
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Moms for Liberty rises as power player in GOP politics after attacks over gender, race
At least four Republican presidential candidates are to speak at a gathering of Moms for Liberty, a new power player in conservative politics.
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Amanda Gorman ‘Gutted' After Florida School Restricts Access to Her Inauguration Poem
Amanda Gorman spoke out Tuesday after access to the poem she recited at President Joe Biden’s inauguration was restricted at a school in Miami-Dade.
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Brittney Griner Writing Book About Experience in Russian Captivity
The WNBA All-Star says she will share details about the “unfathomable period” in her life, when she was arrested in Russia last year on drug-related charges.
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CT Native Author Ian Falconer of ‘Olivia' Books for Children Dies
Author and illustrator Ian Woodward Falconer, known for his “Olivia” book series for children, has died.
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How a Book About a Boy Wanting to Be a Mermaid Sparked Controversy at CT School
A picture book is sparking controversy and debate in a Connecticut town after it was included in a second grade class curriculum.
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Matthew Perry Says He Spent $9 Million to Get Sober
Matthew Perry shared how much he spent trying to get sober amid his addiction battle, which resulted in multiple visits to rehab facilities and stomach surgeries.