"Museum-quality love letters" (Phila Inquirer, 02/09/09)

Visitors seeking inspiration for Valentine's Day can read several love letters, poems and other documents from the museum's collection.

"A Tale Of Two Literature Courses" (Washington Post, 11/9/08)

At Clarksburg High School in Montgomery County, teacher Jeanine Hurley's English class finished "The Canterbury Tales" and just started "Hamlet." Senior Raphael Nguyen says he doesn't spend a lot of time on homework because Hurley doesn't give much.

Exclusive: Toni Morrison Reads from Her New Novel

In this special edition of Book Tour, NPR presents Pulitzer Prize-winner and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison reading from her new novel, A Mercy. NPR, October 27, 2008

Recordings Capture Writers' Voices Off the Page

The British Library has released rare recordings of the voices of British and American writers. All Things Considered, NPR, October 23, 2008

Schools, Libraries See Hundreds of Requests to Ban Books

The American Library Association's annual list of book challenges reports more than 400 requests to remove books from schools and libraries during 2007. And Tango Makes Three, The Chocolate War, and Olive's Ocean are the top three books cited USA Today, October 22, 2008

Information Warfare

How and why famous authors and others were recruited to influence the media during WWII. On the Media, NPR, September 12, 2008

Author of Book Series Sends Kids on a Web Treasure Hunt

(See Rick Riordan at the ALAN Workshop W.27, Monday-Tuesday, November 24-25, at the NCTE Annual Convention in San Antonio.)

Moving beyond Catcher on School Reading Lists

From Weekend Edition, NPR, August 30, 2008