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Jenna’s Bookshop: Browse items inspired by ‘I Loved You First’

TODAY's Jenna Bush Hager shares kid-friendly items that will motivate children to read, inspired by her newest book “I Loved You First” that she wrote with her twin sister, Barbara Bush. Items include Roller Rabbit pajamas, reading pillows to sit you up and more!
Jenna’s Bookshop: Browse items inspired by ‘I Loved You First’
Jenna’s Bookshop: Browse items inspired by ‘I Loved You First’

Colleen Hoover pokes fun at fans who found her recent posts ‘disturbing’

The "It Ends With Us" author had a fizzy response to those worried about her Diet Pepsi-related Instagram posts.
Colleen Hoover
Colleen Hoover

Author Liz Moore says ‘Long Bright River’ isn’t the new ‘Mare of Easttown’

Since "Long Bright River" came out in 2020, Moore says she's heard "really, really moving things" from readers who were touched by the book.
Amanda Seyfried
Amanda Seyfried

Jenna Bush Hager reveals 2 books her parents read to her, and that she now reads to her kids

In a post imagining a conversation with her younger self, Jenna reminisced about the books that made her who she is.
Jenna Bush Hager
Jenna Bush Hager

What to read in spring: Books that will keep you turning the page

From empowering novels for Women’s History Month to books going to the big screen like “Mickey7,” author Emma Straub joins TODAY to share some of the best reads for March. She also shares details about her new kids’ book “Mama Hug.”
What to read in spring: Books that will keep you turning the page
What to read in spring: Books that will keep you turning the page

Teachers: We want to hear how you’re inspiring students

In honor of Read Across America Week, Jenna wants to hear from teachers who are going above and beyond to help their students learn how to be great readers.

How one author wrote a children's book in honor of friend Toni Morrison: 'I want to pay the highest tribute'

To children’s book author Andrea Davis Pinkney, Morrison was also a “mentor, guide and a sister friend.”

21 banned books to read to honor Black history all year

Advocacy organizations have tracked increasing incidents of book banning in recent years.
Jewell Parker Rhodes' "Ghost Boys", James Baldwin's "go tell It on the Mountain," Toni Morrison's "Beloved"
Jewell Parker Rhodes' "Ghost Boys", James Baldwin's "go tell It on the Mountain," Toni Morrison's "Beloved"

This actor just confirmed he was cast as the new Dumbledore in HBO's 'Harry Potter' show

This marks the first time an American actor will take on the role of the beloved Hogwarts headmaster.
Actor Michael Gambon on set as Dumbledore in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."
Actor Michael Gambon on set as Dumbledore in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."
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