The people who I have heard the book is really having an impact on are the spouses of Vietnam Veterans who never really knew what their husbands went through and why they are the way they are.
Plus, we chat with American Sniper co-author Scott McEwen about his new book: "Hell Week and Beyond." What is the main thing the SEALs told him got them through the training? Humor.
It's Banned Book Week and we caught up with Billings Public Library Assistant Administrator Cody Allen to chat about their policy when it comes to potentially controversial literature and why you probably won't find a book called "How to Cook Meth" at the library.
This Saturday, June 17th, the Billings Public Library and The Friends of the Library are hosting the 4th Annual Swing into Summer Block Party. Now before you stock up on your adult beverages and get out your party clothes, remember THIS IS a library...
Remember that time that #BooksWithALetterMissing was trending on Twitter, and it was hilarious? No, because your life consists of more than clicking around the internet all day searching for meaning in your life that you're never going to find? Well, let us tell you -- it was indeed hilarious.
Today would've been the 85th birthday of beloved children's author Maurice Sendak, who passed away last year. In his honor, Google made this amazing, elaborate Google Doodle.
In the late '80s/early '90s, how many of you were glued to books by people like Christopher Pike, R.L. Stine and A. Bates? Long before 'Twilight,' these young adult authors were churning out sordid tales of psycho teenage killers, body-switching beautiful girls and revenge fantasies that also somehow involved final exams.
Reading to a child is essential to their growth, and most children's books address similar topics of sharing, accepting who you are and eating your vegetables. We found some gems from the children's literature department, though, that made us pause and say WHAT?!?!
Sometimes, it's all too easy for an illustrator or a cover artist who has hit a huge creative block to use a picture of a celebrity as their guide for young adult novels. Plus, the celebrity lookalikes will help sales too, especially if it's a popular actress such as 'Game of Thrones' star Emilia Clarke...