It’s Banned Book Week 2026, and we’re throwing our energy behind the American Library Association’s (or the ALA’s) efforts to protect titles and counter censorship. My recent conversations with independent bookstore owners, a banned book list from Bookshop.org, and the ALA's UniteAgainst Book Bans initiative have inspired me to share accumulated suggestions to challenge the relentless attempts to ban books, and therefore, knowledge. Why do people want to limit knowledge, you ask? We dig into...
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It’s Banned Book Week 2026, and at The HARD SCREEN we’re throwing our energy behind the American Library Association’s (or the ALA’s) efforts to protect titles and counter censorship. We also celebrate amazing literature that knuckleheads have banned in some places.
The HARD SCREEN podcast is back!Powered by a new logo and fresh sonic energy, we bring you the third season's debut: a conversation between HARD SCREEN founder and host, Tamryn Spruill, and author Amy Littlefield.L to R: Stephanie Planchart, Rozzie Bound Books; Tamryn Spruill, author of The W: A History of the WNBA; and journalist Amy Littlefield.The authors spoke about Spruill's new book, The W: A History of the WNBA, released in September by Abrams Press.This episode was only made...
The HARD SCREEN podcast is back! Powered by a new logo and fresh sonic energy, we bring you the third season's debut: a conversation between HARD SCREEN founder and host, Tamryn Spruill, and author Amy Littlefield. The authors spoke about Spruill's new book, The W: A History of the WNBA, released in September by Abrams Press. This episode was only made possible by:Rozzie Bound Co-Op Bookstore, especially co-owner Stephanie Planchart, for organizing and emceeing the event. Visit them at 739...
Welcome to 'The W'-- the book by HARD SCREEN founder and host Tamryn Spruill. In episode one of the relaunched HARD SCREEN podcast, Spruill discusses her new book 'The W: A History of the WNBA' (Abrams Press) with Amy Littlefield, author of Killers of Roe.
In its thirtieth season, the WNBA has never been more visible—or more vulnerable. The reasons are as complicated as the league's history overall.
ION Television referenced NWSL star Trinity Rodman as "Tiffany" during a recent broadcast. It wasn't an innocent mistake or an oversight, but a micro-assault against the league's biggest and highest paid star.
Getting rid of the only professional women's basketball team in New England doesn't grow the WNBA. It does, however, reveal the arrogance of WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and her disrespect for people, this time fans, without whom the league wouldn't exist. The players, namely Napheesa Collier, warned us.
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert stripped New England of its only team despite its success and wouldn't allow the Mohegan Tribe to sell to Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca to keep the franchise in Boston. It's a betrayal that the city's fervent sports fans won't soon forget—or forgive.
In 2003, the Mohegan Tribe saved a WNBA franchise from an imminent demise. The Tribe has never gotten enough credit for transforming the Orlando Miracle into the Connecticut Sun and operating it successfully for more than two decades. Amid the league's disrespectful treatment of the Mohegan Tribe, we extend some flowers.
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