Author: Hillel Italie, The Associated Press

Betty Ballantine, the younger half of a groundbreaking husband-and-wife publishing team that helped invent the modern paperback, has died.

Meg Medina, the recipient of the John Newbery Medal, says: “There are so many negative characterizations these days of Latino families.”

Jonas Mekas, widely regarded as the godfather of modern American avant-garde film, has died. He was 96.