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11 Stories for Pride Month

Posted on June 26, 2024

Man carrying Puerto Rican flag in San Francisco Pride parade. By Steven Damron, 2013. (CC BY 2.0 license, image has been cropped and color-optimized.)

According to a 2023 report by PEN America, recent book bans in U.S. classrooms and school libraries have particularly targeted queer literature; 26% of banned titles contain LGBTQIA+ characters or themes*. This June is the perfect time to uplift queer voices with relevant, compelling literature that spans the globe and showcases the diversity of LGBTQIA+ lives. You'll find links to that literature, along with tools for teaching and learning, below.

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Apply for our Summer Train-the-Trainer Program!

Posted on May 16, 2024

Students at Baruch college in a class on WWB Campus literature.

Do you want to get to the next level with global literature? Are you interested in adding a Words Without Borders certification to your résumé? This July, join us for an inaugural train-the-trainer program that will prepare secondary and college-level educators to teach colleagues about global literature.

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From Haiti, a Powerful Story of Disaster and Connection

Posted on May 14, 2024

This Haitian Heritage Month, we’re glad to bring you a story about love and hope after devastation. Written in the immediate aftermath of the Haitian earthquake of 2010, Évelyne Trouillot’s “Primal Needs” introduces us to two characters who would typically be separated by many life circumstances—age, economics, social position—suddenly finding themselves trapped together in the earthquake’s wreckage. Their unlikely connection is the heart of the story.

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