Steven Monacelli reports on how books about slavery were removed from a plantation museum’s gift shop after a visitor was offended by :: checks notes :: books that accurately discuss chattel slavery and racism. The visitor? A racist revisionist author who argues that slavery wasn’t that bad. (Texas Monthly)
Alice Nuttal reopens the can of worms that is the debate about how much modern sensibilities should be allowed in historical fiction. (Book Riot)
Kelly Jensen shares an extensive rundown of current lawsuits pending in the US about book banning and censorship. (Literary Activism)
Sophie Ratcliffe rounds up a very short list of the “best” depictions of joy in literature. Best is only in danger quotes because these kinds of lists are always great starting places for literary debates. (The Guardian)
…and your weekly dispatch of censorship news from the good people of Book Riot.
