Book Reviews

I Grew Up Gay In A Small Town. I Had 1 Safe Place — And Now It’s Under Attack.

“Maybe being gay — something I’d always, on some level, known about myself — wasn’t as wrong, bad and shameful as I’d taught at home.”
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Library Flags Book As Potentially 'Sexually Explicit' Due To... Author's Last Name: Report

The author's publicist slammed the "laughable" situation involving the children's picture book at an Alabama library.
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In Florida, More Than 300 Books Have Been Removed From School Shelves

The Sunshine State has been at the center of the conservative culture wars.
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Alabama Public Library Service Votes To Create A List Of Books To Potentially Ban

The list will be curated by the public, and individual local libraries will then decide whether or not to remove the books.
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Georgia Made It Easier For Parents To Challenge School Library Books. Almost No One Has Done So

Conservatives want to stop children from reading books with themes on sexuality, gender, race and religion that they find objectionable.
By JEFF AMY, AP

'Friday Night Lights' Author Torches ChatGPT-Assisted Iowa Book Ban

H.G. "Buzz" Bissinger said whoever decided to use the software to pull his book from the Mason City school district is a "complete idiot."
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A Head Librarian Was Fired After 27 Years — For Refusing To Move Books

Terri Lesley’s firing is a harbinger of what could come next, as versions of her story are replicated around the country.
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Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Allowing Librarians To Be Criminally Charged Over ‘Harmful’ Materials

The law would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors.
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Obama Speaks Out, Joins Libraries' TikTok Videos In Fight Against Book Bans

The former president warned that the censorship is antithetical to First Amendment freedoms and thanked librarians working "on the front lines."
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I Was Labeled A 'Pedophile' And 'Groomer' In A Viral Video — And It Blew Up My Life

"People’s remarks ranged from the hurtful to the dangerous... 'lock her up ― she’s indoctrinating our children,' and 'kill her on national television.'"
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