SCARY STORIES Documentary Watch Party For Banned Books Weeks
The American Library Association invites everyone to watch a free stream of the Scary Stories Documentary–about Alvin Schwartz’s popular Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark book series–on Friday, October 2, at 6 p.m. CST for Banned Books Week. There will be a Facebook Event, there’s a Twitter hashtag (#CensorshipisScary), and there will be a Q&A with Director Cody Meirick on the Banned Books Week YouTube channel.
Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize Winner
Lars Horn’s Voice of the Fish has won the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize and “depicts the experiences of traveling through Georgia and living in Russia as queer and transmasculine, modeling in baths of dead squid for their mother’s photography projects, and much more.” Previous winners of the prize, which celebrates literary nonfiction and emerging writers, include The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang and The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison.
NO TIME TO DIE New Trailer & Nov Release Date
The latest Bond film, No Time to Die, had a slew of setbacks, including the pandemic, which moved the theatrical release date from April to fall. Now, the last film where Daniel Craig will play Bond, has a new trailer and gives us more Lashana Lynch, Rami Malek, and Ana De Armas. Currently the release date is November 12th for the UK and US.
6 Organizations Or Groups Promoting Latinx Literature
Hispanic Heritage Month starts September 15th! To celebrate now and all year round, here’s a list of organizations and groups that promote Latinx literature.