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School districts await statewide book ban list as Utah plans to retroactively enforce new law
The Salt Lake Tribune· 2 days agoNow, those local decisions could lead to books being banned from every public school in the state,...
Fort Worth ISD to return some banned books to libraries after over 100 pulled for review
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoBefore the August removal of books and the district’s release of its full list of banned titles,...
DeSantis scales back book ban law amid spike in Florida book objections
ABC News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAs Florida schools face a growing number of book ban attempts, Gov. Ron DeSantis is scaling back...
TIME magazine names Gainesville author among 2024's most influential people
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 2 days agoGainesville author Lauren Groff, a three-time National Book Award finalist, was named to TIME...
Books featuring child sex shouldn’t be in school libraries. That’s not a ‘book ban’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOther titles on PEN’s “banned book” list feature rape and violence. I will spare you the specifics,...
Book Bans in U.S. Surged In 2023, Prompting Concerns Over Censorship
Black Enterprise· 6 days agoBook bans surged in the United States in 2023. Florida led he way by a large margin, but other...
There's a revolution happening in children's publishing—you can thank the book bans
Fast Company Magazine· 2 days agoNikkolas Smith knows a thing or two about book bans. The illustrator has created five picture books...
How many ‘indecent’ books will be banned statewide after new Utah law takes effect in July?
Standard-Examiner· 1 day agoThe Utah State Board of Education is now working through how to implement HB29, which takes effect...
How NH Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut used his office in the culture war
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 28 minutes agoNHPR and APM Reports have found that Edelblut has leveraged his oversight powers to elevate...
Amy Tan on Jamaica Kincaid, 'Crazy Rich Asians,' and The Book on Her Nightstand
Elle via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoThat title spent more than 10 months on the NYT bestseller list, became a 1993 movie she co-wrote...