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The wave of attempted book banning and restrictions continues to intensify, the American Library Association reported Friday.

Angie Thomas, author of "The Hate U Give," shares her book recommendations for this year's Independent Bookstore Day.

Accounts of book bannings and attempted book bannings, along with threats against librarians, have soared over the past year.

One of the year’s most anticipated debut novels is now an Oprah Winfrey book club pick.

The American Booksellers Association is apologizing for sending a publication widely criticized as anti-trans, Abigail Shrier’s “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters,” in a recent mailing to independent stores.

Despite the closing of physical libraries because of the pandemic, there were still calls from patrons and others to have certain books banned or restricted.

Best-selling author Angie Thomas talks new coming-of-age novel, "Concrete Rose" First on "CBS This Morning," New York Times best-selling author Angie Thomas discusses her new novel, "Concrete Rose." In it, Thomas revisits Garden Heights 17 years before the events of her debut novel, "The Hate U Give." Thomas talks about revisiting one of her favorite character's origin story and why she says there needs to be more diversity in children's literature.

In this image released by NBC, Jason Beghe portrays Hank Voight, left, in a scene from the crime series "Chicago PD." The divide between crime fiction and real life dates back to the genre's origins, more than 200 years ago. Law enforcement violence and corruption were extreme in the mid-19th century and some police forces were rooted in the patrols that used to chase down runaway slaves. Meanwhile, The police in early crime fiction were depicted as good, courageous, and brilliant, says Otto Penzler, the crime fiction publisher and bookseller. Over the past 50 years, the image of law enforcement has sometimes mirrored debates between liberals and conservatives.